NGC 6553

RA:

18:09:15.6

Dec:

-25:54:28

Distance from Sun:

19.6 kly

Distance from Galactic Center:

7.2 kly

Apparent Diameter:

8.2 arc min

Brightness:

8.06 mag vis

Radial Velocity:

Diameter:

Abs. Mag:

William Herschel discovered this object on February 24, 1784. He initially thought it was a planetary nebula, and cataloged it as H IV.12.

The image in this page was obtained by Martin Germano.