NGC 6604
| NGC 6604 | |
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NGC 6604 and its surroundings taken by the Wide Field Imager attached to the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile.
Credit: ESO |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Serpens (constellation) |
| Right ascension | 18h 18m 03s |
| Declination | −12° 14.5′ 00″ |
| Distance | 5500 ly (1696 pc ) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.5 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | Collinder 373, MM 23, OCl 56, C 1815-122, CTB 50, NRL 17, [KPR2004b] 439, Cl Mrk 39, LMH 24, OCISM 11 |
Coordinates: 
18h 18m 03s, −12° 14.5′ 00″
NGC 6604 is an open star cluster located 5500 light years away in the constellation of Serpens and is located about two degrees north of the Eagle Nebula .
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