NGC 6738 | |
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![]() NGC 6738 imaged by Pan-STARRS | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Right ascension | 19h 01m 1(8.0)s [1] |
Declination | +11° 37′ (00)″ [1] |
Distance | 2,283 ly (700 pc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.3 [2] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 15.0′ [2] |
Physical characteristics | |
Other designations | Cr 396, C1859+115, OCL 101.0, KPR2004b. [3] 459 |
Associations | |
Constellation | Aquila [2] |
NGC 6738 is an astronomical feature that is catalogued as an NGC object. Although listed as an open cluster in some astronomical databases, it may be merely an asterism; a 2003 paper in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics describes it as being an "apparent concentration of a few bright stars on patchy background absorption". [4] [5]