NGC 6624

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NGC_6624
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:age ~12 billion years
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:C_1820-303
gptkb:GCl_89
gptkb:Melotte_215
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 7.6
gptkbp:apparentSize 8.8 arcmin
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:centralConcentration high
gptkbp:coreRadius 0.06 arcmin
gptkbp:declination -30° 21′ 40″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn June 24, 1784
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 25,800 light-years
gptkbp:galacticLatitude l = 2.79°, b = -7.91°
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 6624
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:constellation_Sagittarius
gptkbp:mass ~1.1 × 10^5 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity [Fe/H] = -0.44
gptkbp:notableActor gptkb:PSR_B1820-30A
gptkbp:notableFeature collapsed core
gptkbp:notableFor low-mass X-ray binary
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:4U_1820-30
gptkbp:notableStarType gptkb:millisecond_pulsar
gptkbp:rightAscension 18h 23m 40.5s
gptkbp:tidalRadius 7.28 arcmin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:constellation_Sagittarius
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6