The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (abbreviated as NGC) is a catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. The NGC contains 7,840 objects, known as the NGC objects. It is one of the largest comprehensive catalogues, as it includes all types of deep space objects, including galaxies, star clusters, emission nebulae and absorption nebulae.

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NGC 6453


NGC 6453 is a globular cluster approximately 37,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius. The cluster is located approximately 1 kpc (~3,260 light-years) from the Galactic Center, which results in confounded view of the cluster from the Solar System due to many intervening clouds of cosmic dust. The cluster measures nearly 8' across, and its brightest stars are no brighter than 14th magnitude.

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Wikipedia Page: NGC 6453
NGC 6453 at In-The-Sky website


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