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Ophiuchus (/ ˌ ɒ f i ˈ juː k ə s /) is a large constellation straddling the celestial equator. Its name comes from the Ancient Greek ὀφιοῦχος ( ophioûkhos ), meaning "serpent-bearer", and it is commonly represented as a man grasping a snake.
NGC 6509 is a spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus.It was discovered on July 20, 1879 by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan. [6] This galaxy is located at a distance of 95.3 million light-years (29.22 Mpc) from the Milky Way, [3] and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 1,814 km/s.
NGC 6384 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy located about 77 million light-years away in the northern part of the constellation Ophiuchus.It was discovered on 10 June 1863 by German-British astronomer Albert Marth.
NGC 6325 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. Its Shapley-Sawyer Concentration Class is IV, meaning that it has "intermediate rich concentration"; it was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel on 24 May 1835. It is at a distance of about 25,000 light years away from Earth. [4]
Messier 10 or M10 (also designated NGC 6254) is a globular cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus.The object was discovered by the French astronomer Charles Messier on May 29, 1764, who cataloged it as number 10 in his catalogue and described it as a "nebula without stars".
NGC 6366 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated as XI in the Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class and was discovered by the German astronomer Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke on 12 April 1860. [2] It is at a distance of 11,700 light years away from Earth. [3] [4] [5] [6]
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NGC 6633 is a large bright open cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus.Discovered in 1745-46 by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux, it was independently rediscovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783 and included in her brother William's catalog as H VIII.72. [1]