NGC 6342 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. Its Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class is IV, [1] and it was discovered by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel on 28 May 1786. [4] It is at a distance of 28,000 light years away from Earth. [5] [6] NGC 6342 is classified as metal-rich, yet has only one ...

NGC 6342 is a Globular Cluster located in the constellation of Ophiuchus in the equatorial region. NGC 6342 is called NGC 6342 in the New General Catalogue (NGC). This catalogue is a list of deep space objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888 to …

NGC 6342 is a Globular Cluster in the Ophiuchus constellation. NGC 6342 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

Globular Cluster NGC 6342 in constellation Ophiuchus. Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. [149, 160]

Simbad bibliographic survey began in 1850 for stars (at least bright stars) and in 1983 for all other objects (outside the solar system). Collections of Measurements. External archives : NED - NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database : NGC6342. VizieR. Vizier (radius: 5 arcsec)

NGC 6342 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. Its Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class is IV, and it was discovered by the German-born Br...

ngc 6342 Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph) · Contains: NGC 6342

NGC 6342 . Distance from Sun: 8010 ± 230 pc Galactocentric distance: 1540 ± 20 pc V-band magnitude: 9.86 ± 0.07 Mass: 3.77 · 10 4 M ☉ M/L ratio: ...

NGC 6342 lies just about 80' SE of the more prominent cluster M9, and at about the same distance, so that these clusters are probably physical neighbors. Thus the inferior apparent size and brightness of NGC 6342 indicate that this globular is intrinsically much fainter and smaller than its prominent neighbor.

NGC 6342 is a globular star cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus . NGC 6342 is magnitude 9.66*, and is 4.2' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.