Observation by Alan Thomas: GCL107 (not NGC6749) Globular Cluster in...

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2023 Aug 24 - 20:45

Uploaded

2023 Aug 25 - 12:04

Objects

NGC6749

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Constellation

Aquila

Field centre

RA: 19^h05^m
Dec: +01°54'
Position angle: -5°04'

Field size

0°36' × 0°27'

Equipment

Unistellar eQuinox 112mm reflector

Exposure

15min.

Location

Norbreck Observatory, Warrington, Cheshire, UK.

Target name

GCL107 (not NGC6749) Globular Cluster in Aquila

Title

GCL107 (not NGC6749) Globular Cluster in Aquila

About this image

This globular cluster GCL107 is usually misidentified as NGC6749, the latter being a nearby scattering of stars. See the entries for these objects in Seligman's Celestial Atlas (https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc67.htm#6749).

This image shows the cluster's rather loose and asymmetrical structure, an interesting object.

Distance c.25-26,000ly. Diameter c.40ly. Apparent magnitude 10.8.

Bortle 7/8.

Files associated with this observation

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