NGC 6356 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated as a II in the Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class and was discovered by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel on 18 June 1784. The star cluster is …

Globular Cluster NGC 6356 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]

NGC 6356 is a Globular Cluster in the Ophiuchus constellation. NGC 6356 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. Given its visual magnitude of 7.42, NGC 6356 is visible with the help of …

NGC 6356是位于Ophiuchus星座的球状簇。 它被指定为Shapley-Sawyer集中班的II ，并于1784年6月18日由德国出生的英国天文学家William Herschel发现。 这颗星形集群对中间更加密集和明亮。 NGC 6356位于...

An image of globular cluster NGC 6356 provided by Pan-STARRS1 Surveys. It lies about 50,000 light-years (15,000 pc) away and has a mass of around 600,000 suns. NGC 6356 is a relatively metal-rich globular cluster and was believed for some time to be particularly dust-rich, too.

2023年5月17日 · NGC 6356 is a dim globular in Ophiuchus that is given the Shapley-Sawyer classification of II (dense central concentration). So while this was not any pre-planned intention, over the last few clear nights I've done globulars of class IX ( M 4 ), class II ( Messier 80 and NGC 6356 ) and class VII ( Messier 10 ).

Globular cluster NGC 6356 was cataloged by William Herschel as H I.48 when he discovered this object on June 17, 1784. NGC 6356 is situated just 80' NE of prominent Messier 9 , but at roughly the double distance.

2023年7月8日 · NGC 6356 is a globular cluster located a stunning 50,000 light-years away from Earth. This smaller globular is best viewed on summer nights in the constellation Ophiuchus. While NGC 6356 doesn’t illuminate and impress like others in this rich region of the sky, it is denser than many others.

Observed by Sir John Herschel at the Cape of Good Hope with an 18-inch f/13 speculum telescope. He recorded it as "globular, vB, R, vgvmbM, 90 arcseconds, resolved into stars barely discernble with left eye. A beautiful softly shaded object." NGC/IC Dreyer (1888, 1895, 1908)

I have observed NGC 6356 twice: * 24 September 2016 at the Okie-Tex Star Party using a 12” Skywatcher Dobsonian: Bright and well concentrated this globular cluster was easy to spot.