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At least two pulsars have been discovered in the globular cluster, [42] and it has a Shapley-Sawyer Concentration Class of IX. [43] NGC 6749 is an open cluster. NGC 6778 is a planetary nebula located about 10,300 light-years away from the Solar System. [44] NGC 6741 is a planetary nebula. NGC 6772 is a planetary nebula.
The Serpens–Aquila Rift (also known as the Aquila Rift) is a region of the sky in the constellations Aquila, Serpens Cauda, and eastern Ophiuchus containing dark interstellar clouds. The region forms part of the Great Rift , the nearby dark cloud of cosmic dust that obscures the middle of the galactic plane of the Milky Way , looking inwards ...
NGC 6712 is a globular cluster that was probably discovered by Le Gentil on July 9, 1749 when investigating the Milky Way star cloud in Aquila.He described it as a "true nebula," in contrast to the open star cluster M11.
NGC 6755 is an open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, positioned about 3° to the east of the star Delta Aquilae. [2] It was discovered by the Anglo-German astronomer William Herschel on July 30, 1785 [5] and is located at a distance of 8,060 light years from the Sun. [1]
Aquila: See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters: NGC 6756 is a small open star cluster in the constellation Aquila, close to NGC 6755. [3] References
NGC 6781, also known as the Snowglobe Nebula, [5] is a planetary nebula located in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, about 2.5° east-northeast of the 5th magnitude star 19 Aquilae. [3] It was discovered July 30, 1788 by the Anglo-German astronomer William Herschel. [6] The nebula lies at a distance of 1,500 ly from the Sun. [2]
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NGC 6709 is an open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, some 5° to the southwest of the star Zeta Aquilae. [4] It is situated toward the center of the galaxy [5] at a distance of 3,510 light-years. [2] This cluster has a Trumpler class of IV 2 m, and is considered moderately rich [5] with 305 [6] member stars.