Name Type RA Dec Constellation Size MinAx PosAng B-Mag Magnitude J-Mag H-Mag K-Mag SurfBr Hubble Pax Pm-RA Pm-Dec RadVel Redshift Cstar U-Mag Cstar B-Mag Cstar V-Mag M IC Cstar Names Common names NED notes OpenNGC notes
NGC6471 NED02 G 17:44:18.16 +67:35:27.9 Draco 0.5' 0.47 70.0 16.03 99.0 mag 12.95 12.19 12.1 23.38 E-S0 - - - - - - - - - - - - Component 'b)' in UGC notes. -
NGC6472 G 17:44:03.10 +67:37:49.2 Draco 0.7' 0.45 10.0 16.27 99.0 mag 12.77 12.02 11.92 23.89 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NGC6473 G 17:45:57.84 +57:15:25.6 Draco 0.9' 0.71 40.0 15.26 99.0 mag 11.89 11.28 10.97 23.92 E - - - 8376.0 0.02834 - - - - - - - - Identification taken from Corwin’s catalog.
NGC6474 G 17:47:05.56 +57:18:04.2 Draco 0.9' 0.42 72.0 14.96 99.0 mag 11.81 11.17 10.95 22.92 Sb - - - 8348.0 0.02825 - - - - - - - This is not NGC 6373 (which may be a star). -
NGC6475 OCl 17:53:51.18 -34:47:34.2 Scorpius 22.2' - - 3.45 3.3 mag - - - - - 3.5704 3.072 -5.316 -15.0 -4.9e-05 - - - 7.0 - - Ptolemy's Cluster - -
NGC6476 *Ass 17:54:02.01 -29:08:39.0 Sagittarius - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Milky Way star cloud. -
NGC6477 G 17:44:30.02 +67:36:38.1 Draco 0.6' 0.35 126.0 16.65 99.0 mag 13.44 12.66 12.5 24.09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NGC6478 G 17:48:38.35 +51:09:26.1 Draco 1.4' 0.44 35.0 14.02 99.0 mag 10.71 9.97 9.69 22.61 Sc - - - 6749.0 0.02277 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6479 G 17:48:21.59 +54:08:56.4 Draco 0.9' 0.83 151.0 14.45 99.0 mag 11.72 11.08 10.87 23.01 Sc - - - 6587.0 0.022219 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6480 *Ass 17:54:26.04 -30:27:07.4 Scorpius 2.7' - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Milky Way star cloud. -
NGC6481 Other 17:52:48.91 +04:10:04.2 Ophiuchus 3.9' - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Line of four Galactic stars. -
NGC6482 G 17:51:48.81 +23:04:19.0 Hercules 2.0' 1.71 68.0 12.23 11.33 mag 9.35 8.61 8.37 22.64 E - - - 3902.0 0.013102 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6483 G 17:59:30.81 -63:40:07.4 Pavo 1.8' 1.49 117.0 13.0 11.96 mag 10.13 9.47 9.2 23.18 E - - - 4895.0 0.016465 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6484 G 17:51:46.98 +24:29:00.5 Hercules 1.7' 0.91 77.0 13.35 99.0 mag 10.58 9.89 9.65 22.97 Sb - - - 2999.0 0.010054 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6485 G 17:51:52.74 +31:27:42.4 Hercules 1.2' 1.16 15.0 14.13 99.0 mag 11.67 10.98 10.74 23.28 Sbc - - - 4684.0 0.015748 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6486 G 17:52:35.30 +29:49:04.8 Hercules 0.6' 0.56 70.0 15.04 99.0 mag 11.68 10.98 10.62 22.97 E - - - 7944.0 0.02686 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6487 G 17:52:41.85 +29:50:19.1 Hercules 1.8' 1.57 20.0 13.01 11.97 mag 10.28 9.54 9.26 23.15 E - - - 7598.0 0.025674 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6488 G 17:49:20.97 +62:13:22.5 Draco 0.7' 0.25 82.0 14.81 99.0 mag 11.49 10.82 10.55 22.83 E - - - 8531.0 0.02887 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6489 G 17:50:01.31 +60:05:32.0 Draco 0.5' 0.4 32.0 16.24 99.0 mag 12.24 11.5 11.16 24.47 E-S0 - - - 8189.0 0.0277 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6490 G 17:54:30.47 +18:22:33.0 Hercules 1.0' 0.78 112.0 14.73 99.0 mag 10.9 10.17 10.0 23.48 E-S0 - - - 3230.0 0.010834 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6491 G 17:50:00.70 +61:31:54.4 Draco 1.2' 0.46 37.0 14.43 99.0 mag 11.29 10.58 10.24 23.26 Sab - - - 6148.0 0.02072 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6492 G 18:02:48.35 -66:25:50.3 Pavo 2.4' 1.38 79.0 12.36 11.94 mag 9.66 8.96 8.85 22.56 Sbc - - - 4253.0 0.014289 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6493 G 17:50:22.66 +61:33:33.9 Draco 1.1' 1.02 25.0 15.44 99.0 mag 14.51 13.9 13.91 24.29 SABc - - - 5881.0 0.01981 - - - - - - - - Corwin thinks this is a duplicate of NGC6491.
NGC6494 OCl 17:57:04.77 -18:59:07.2 Sagittarius 16.8' - - 6.03 5.5 mag - - - - - 1.354 0.284 -1.809 -32.0 -0.000106 - - - 23.0 - - - - -
NGC6495 G 17:54:50.76 +18:19:36.9 Hercules 1.4' 1.07 75.0 13.86 99.0 mag 10.42 9.7 9.48 23.5 E - - - 3143.0 0.010541 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6496 GCl 17:59:03.70 -44:15:58.7 Scorpius 4.6' - - 9.96 99.0 mag - - - - - 0.0942 -3.04 -9.24 -135.0 -0.000449 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6497 G 17:51:17.97 +59:28:15.2 Draco 1.4' 0.66 110.0 14.22 99.0 mag 10.95 10.33 10.01 23.27 Sb - - - 6031.0 0.020323 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6498 Dup 17:51:17.97 +59:28:15.2 Draco - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NGC6499 ** 17:55:20.01 +18:21:35.1 Hercules - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NGC6500 G 17:55:59.78 +18:20:17.7 Hercules 2.1' 1.65 45.0 13.03 12.54 mag 10.13 9.42 9.15 23.22 Sab - - - 2969.0 0.009954 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6501 G 17:56:03.74 +18:22:23.1 Hercules 1.7' 1.52 15.0 13.11 99.0 mag 10.08 9.38 9.11 23.02 S0-a - - - 2910.0 0.009753 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6502 G 18:04:13.72 -65:24:35.8 Pavo 1.4' 1.23 45.0 13.63 99.0 mag 10.14 9.45 9.2 23.23 E - - - 5463.0 0.01839 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6503 G 17:49:26.43 +70:08:39.7 Draco 5.9' 1.98 123.0 10.86 10.12 mag 8.2 7.52 7.3 22.55 Sc - - - 43.0 0.000143 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6504 G 17:56:05.71 +33:12:30.2 Hercules 1.9' 0.41 95.0 13.3 99.0 mag 10.21 9.51 9.22 22.86 Sa - - - 4702.0 0.015808 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6505 G 17:51:07.44 +65:31:50.8 Draco 1.1' 0.84 149.0 15.28 99.0 mag 11.29 10.66 10.29 24.33 E - - - 11435.0 0.0389 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6506 OCl 17:59:53.49 -24:41:07.2 Sagittarius - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NGC6507 OCl 17:59:50.79 -17:27:01.0 Sagittarius 4.8' - - - 9.6 mag - - - - - - -0.76 -2.85 - - - - - - - - - - -
NGC6508 G 17:49:46.44 +72:01:16.0 Draco 1.3' 1.09 23.0 14.03 99.0 mag 10.72 10.03 9.69 23.52 E - - - 7441.0 0.025137 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6509 G 17:59:25.27 +06:17:13.3 Ophiuchus 1.4' 1.24 104.0 13.32 99.0 mag 10.46 9.81 9.73 22.75 SABc - - - 1800.0 0.006021 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6510 G 17:54:39.30 +60:49:04.5 Draco 0.8' 0.48 15.0 14.26 99.0 mag 12.24 11.57 11.18 22.39 SBbc - - - 4251.0 0.01428 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6511 Dup 17:54:39.30 +60:49:04.5 Draco - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NGC6512 G 17:54:50.31 +62:38:42.3 Draco 0.8' 0.66 36.0 14.74 99.0 mag 11.29 10.59 10.34 23.21 E - - - 8260.0 0.027943 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6513 G 17:59:34.53 +24:52:49.9 Hercules 1.1' 0.77 32.0 14.64 99.0 mag 11.02 10.3 10.03 23.5 S0 - - - 5891.0 0.019847 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6514 Neb 18:02:42.11 -22:58:18.8 Sagittarius 28.0' 28.0 - 6.3 8.5 mag - - - - - 0.79 0.41 -1.69 -5.0 -1.7e-05 - - - 20.0 - - Trifid Nebula - -
NGC6515 G 17:57:25.19 +50:43:41.2 Draco 1.5' 1.14 17.0 14.25 99.0 mag 10.82 10.14 9.85 23.97 E - - - 6771.0 0.022846 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6516 G 17:55:16.78 +62:40:11.5 Draco 0.7' 0.32 146.0 15.65 99.0 mag 12.03 11.3 11.04 23.68 S0-a - - - 7489.0 0.0253 - - - - - - - Position in 1995ApJ...449..422H is incorrect. -
NGC6517 GCl 18:01:50.39 -08:57:34.2 Ophiuchus 4.8' - - 11.08 99.0 mag 7.02 6.21 6.0 - - 0.0449 -1.49 -4.23 -37.0 -0.000124 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6518 G 17:59:43.74 +28:52:00.0 Hercules 0.8' 0.64 53.0 14.94 99.0 mag 11.23 10.51 10.26 23.29 E - - - 6657.0 0.02246 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6519 ** 18:03:20.13 -29:48:15.3 Sagittarius - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NGC6520 OCl 18:03:24.14 -27:53:10.0 Sagittarius 5.4' - - - 7.6 mag - - - - - 0.556 0.688 -0.418 -28.0 -9.2e-05 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6521 G 17:55:48.44 +62:36:44.1 Draco 1.6' 1.01 157.0 13.96 13.9 mag 10.54 9.86 9.58 23.76 E - - - 8091.0 0.027362 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6522 GCl 18:03:34.07 -30:02:02.3 Sagittarius 3.9' - - 10.68 9.48 mag - - - - - 0.0803 2.62 -6.4 -14.0 -4.6e-05 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6523 Neb 18:03:41.27 -24:22:48.6 Sagittarius 45.0' 30.0 - 5.0 5.8 mag - - - - - - - - 4.0 1.3e-05 - - - 8.0 - - Lagoon Nebula Nominal position for NGC 6533 is -30 arcmin in error. -
NGC6524 G 17:59:14.71 +45:53:13.5 Hercules 1.6' 0.99 156.0 13.91 99.0 mag 10.7 10.0 9.7 23.65 E-S0 - - - 5566.0 0.018743 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6525 OCl 18:02:04.75 +11:02:18.0 Ophiuchus 5.4' - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - -1.59 -4.48 - - - - - - - - - - -
NGC6526 Neb 18:04:06.15 -24:26:30.8 Sagittarius 40.0' 40.0 - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NGC6527 G 18:01:46.33 +19:43:43.4 Hercules 1.5' 1.13 146.0 14.89 99.0 mag 10.66 9.86 9.54 24.22 Sa - - - 5394.0 0.018156 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6528 GCl 18:04:49.61 -30:03:20.8 Sagittarius 3.6' - - 12.12 10.65 mag - - - - - 0.1009 -2.17 -5.52 210.0 0.000702 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6529 *Ass 18:05:28.86 -36:17:43.4 Sagittarius - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - -1.22 -4.37 - - - - - - - - - Rich Milky Way star field. -
NGC6530 Cl+N 18:04:31.03 -24:21:29.0 Sagittarius 6.0' - - 4.74 4.6 mag - - - - - 0.75 0.91 -3.22 -2.0 -6e-06 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6531 OCl 18:04:13.45 -22:29:24.2 Sagittarius 6.0' - - - 5.9 mag - - - - - 0.798 0.525 -1.521 -18.0 -6.1e-05 - - - 21.0 - - - - -
NGC6532 G 17:59:13.95 +56:13:54.4 Draco 1.7' 0.66 120.0 14.91 99.0 mag 12.13 11.43 11.44 23.97 Sc - - - 5436.0 0.018299 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6533 Dup 18:03:41.27 -24:22:48.6 Sagittarius - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NGC6534 G 17:56:08.56 +64:17:01.3 Draco 0.9' 0.49 17.0 15.42 99.0 mag 12.63 11.72 11.52 24.16 - - - - 8216.0 0.027793 - - - - - - - Identification as NGC 6534 is very uncertain. Corwin thinks a better candidate is 2MASX J17545254+6424072.
NGC6535 GCl 18:03:50.69 -00:17:48.9 <NA> 3.6' - - 11.35 9.85 mag - - - - - 0.1337 -4.24 -2.92 -215.0 -0.000716 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6536 G 17:57:16.35 +64:56:17.1 Draco 1.1' 0.92 125.0 14.24 99.0 mag 11.59 10.92 10.64 23.18 SBb - - - 7736.0 0.026145 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6537 PN 18:05:13.10 -19:50:34.7 Sagittarius 0.2' - - 12.5 11.6 mag 10.55 10.18 9.17 - - - 17.5 -1.4 -17.0 -5.8e-05 - 19.8 18.8 - - HD 312582,UCAC2 24178895 Red Spider Nebula - -
NGC6538 G 17:54:16.61 +73:25:26.2 Draco 0.9' 0.52 50.0 14.05 99.0 mag 12.34 11.74 11.54 22.2 Sbc - 2.208 2.68 1334.0 0.00446 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6539 GCl 18:04:49.75 -07:35:09.1 <NA> 6.0' - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - 0.0666 -6.82 -3.48 36.0 0.000119 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6540 GCl 18:06:07.95 -27:45:46.1 Sagittarius 4.1' - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - -3.8 -2.73 -18.0 -6e-05 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6541 GCl 18:08:02.33 -43:42:57.2 Corona Australis 7.5' - - 8.06 7.32 mag - - - - - 0.1211 0.32 -8.85 -164.0 -0.000547 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6542 G 17:59:38.62 +61:21:33.8 Draco 1.4' 0.4 97.0 13.92 99.0 mag 11.79 11.4 11.04 23.31 S0-a - - - 702.0 0.00234 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6543 PN 17:58:33.39 +66:37:59.5 Draco 0.9' - - 9.79 9.01 mag 8.95 9.08 8.34 - - 0.6152 -0.555 -6.413 -66.0 -0.000219 - 11.23 11.14 - - BD +66 1066,HD 164963 Cat's Eye Nebula Additional radio sources may contribute to the WMAP flux. The fainter outer shell has a diameter of 5.5 arcmin ca.
NGC6544 GCl 18:07:20.00 -24:59:54.1 Sagittarius 6.0' - - 11.36 9.9 mag 6.24 5.54 5.37 - - 0.328 -2.34 -18.66 -38.0 -0.000127 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6545 G 18:12:14.77 -63:46:34.1 Pavo 1.1' 0.97 151.0 14.24 99.0 mag 10.9 10.12 9.89 23.31 E - - - 4220.0 0.014176 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6546 OCl 18:07:22.55 -23:17:46.4 Sagittarius 6.9' - - 8.65 8.0 mag - - - - - - 1.08 -2.5 -29.0 -9.8e-05 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6547 G 18:05:10.02 +25:13:57.4 Hercules 1.6' 0.58 134.0 14.21 99.0 mag 10.44 9.74 9.49 23.94 S0-a - - - 2690.0 0.009013 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6548 G 18:05:59.24 +18:35:14.1 Hercules 2.6' 2.37 155.0 12.75 11.73 mag 9.59 8.89 8.59 23.61 S0 - - - 2171.0 0.007268 - - - - - - - - Identification taken from Corwin’s catalog.
NGC6549 G 18:05:49.50 +18:32:16.9 Hercules 1.2' 0.3 52.0 14.73 99.0 mag 11.26 10.47 10.07 22.93 Sb - - - 6560.0 0.022125 - - - - - - - - Identification taken from Corwin’s catalog.
NGC6550 Dup 18:05:49.50 +18:32:16.9 Hercules - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Identification taken from Corwin’s catalog.
NGC6551 Other 18:08:59.66 -29:33:27.6 Sagittarius - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nothing in this position. Is NGC 6551 = NGC 6522? Corwin thinks this may be NGC6528.
NGC6552 G 18:00:07.23 +66:36:54.4 Draco 1.1' 0.73 103.0 14.54 14.6 mag 11.44 10.73 10.32 23.16 SBab - - - 7855.0 0.026555 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6553 GCl 18:09:17.48 -25:54:28.3 Sagittarius 5.4' - - 9.08 99.0 mag - - - - - 0.2194 0.3 -0.41 1.0 2e-06 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6554 OCl 18:09:23.98 -18:22:43.3 Sagittarius 8.7' - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - 1.27 -3.05 15.0 5e-05 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6555 G 18:07:49.17 +17:36:17.6 Hercules 2.0' 1.61 115.0 12.99 12.39 mag 10.71 10.05 9.84 23.03 SABc - - - 2218.0 0.007425 - - - - - - - HOLM 774B is a clump of stars. -
NGC6556 *Ass 18:09:57.59 -27:31:29.3 Sagittarius - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NGC6557 G 18:21:24.82 -76:34:58.7 Octans 1.4' 0.92 77.0 13.99 99.0 mag 10.28 9.57 9.25 23.35 S0 - - - 5500.0 0.018519 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6558 GCl 18:10:18.38 -31:45:48.5 Sagittarius 5.4' - - 12.39 11.29 mag - - - - - 0.1036 -1.77 -4.14 -195.0 -0.000649 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6559 Neb 18:09:56.85 -24:06:23.0 Sagittarius 15.0' 10.0 - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NGC6560 G 18:05:13.98 +46:52:53.7 Hercules 1.1' 0.61 62.0 14.16 13.61 mag 11.93 11.32 10.84 22.78 SABa - - - 6958.0 0.023486 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6561 OCl 18:10:30.86 -16:43:32.4 Sagittarius 6.0' - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - 0.655 -0.002 -0.754 -20.0 -6.7e-05 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6562 G 18:05:00.91 +56:15:47.2 Draco 1.0' 0.95 60.0 14.7 99.0 mag 11.22 10.51 10.26 23.59 E - - - 6528.0 0.02202 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6563 PN 18:12:02.50 -33:52:06.0 Sagittarius 0.8' - - 13.8 11.0 mag - - - - - - - - -31.0 -0.000103 - 17.33 - - - HD 166449 - - -
NGC6564 Other 18:09:02.37 +17:23:40.7 Hercules - - - 99.0 mag - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Galactic triple star. -
NGC6565 PN 18:11:52.60 -28:10:42.0 Sagittarius 0.2' - - 13.2 11.6 mag - - - - - - 16.8 -6.1 -5.0 -1.6e-05 - - 18.5 - - HD 166468,UCAC3 124-398661 - - -
NGC6566 G 18:07:00.67 +52:15:36.4 Draco 0.7' 0.6 21.0 15.47 99.0 mag 11.88 11.18 10.92 23.5 E - - - 5252.0 0.01768 - - - - - - - Star superposed northwest side. -
NGC6567 PN 18:13:45.20 -19:04:33.0 Sagittarius 0.1' - - 11.7 11.0 mag 11.76 11.56 10.3 - - - -2.524 -4.877 120.0 0.0004 - 14.42 14.36 - - BD -19 18107,HD 166935 - - -
NGC6568 OCl 18:12:44.25 -21:37:40.9 Sagittarius 7.8' - - - 8.6 mag - - - - - 0.936 0.593 -1.377 -44.0 -0.000146 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6569 GCl 18:13:38.67 -31:49:39.6 Sagittarius 4.5' - - 10.78 9.47 mag - - - - - 0.0868 -4.13 -7.26 -50.0 -0.000166 - - - - - - - - -
NGC6570 G 18:11:07.30 +14:05:35.1 Ophiuchus 1.6' 0.86 24.0 13.29 12.7 mag 10.77 10.13 9.87 22.49 SBm - - - 2274.0 0.007615 - - - - - - - - -