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NGC 6355
NGC 6355
	NGC 6355 seen by Hubble's ACS and WFC3.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ophiuchus
Right ascension	17h 23m 58.6s
Declination	−26° 21′ 12″
Apparent magnitude (V)	8.6
Apparent dimensions (V)	4.20
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude	-8.07
Other designations	Cr 330, GCL 63 and ESO 519-SC15
	See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

NGC 6355 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated as GCL in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel on 24 May 1784. It is at a distance of 31,000 light years away from Earth.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References edit

^ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6355". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6355". Seds. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ "NGC 6355 (= GCL 63)". cseligman. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ "NGC 6355". Seds. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
^ "The globular cluster NGC 6355". In-the-sky. Retrieved 31 October 2016.