NGC 6624

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NGC_6624

GPTKB entity

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°
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	gptkb: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
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	NGC 6624