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NGC 6656 2042

Star SIMBAD * 8 papers

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Right ascension: 18h 36m 08.66s
Declination: −23° 54′ 09.2″
Galactic l, b: 9.8681, -7.499
Magnitude V: 12.7

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
OGLE BLG566.10 95909	EclBin	22.08″	17.76
NGC 6656 3052	Star	24.63″	11.52
NGC 6656 2036	RGB*	43.55″	14.11
NGC 6656 3053	ChemPec*	51.56″	13.58
NGC 6656 2044	ChemPec*	51.56″	13.05
2MASS J18360819-2355028	LongPeriodV*	54.03″	11.13
2MASS J18361057-2355005	LongPeriodV*	57.68″	10.97
NGC 6656 2045	ChemPec*	59.48″	13.79
NGC 6656 2092	Star	62.87″	12.55
OGLE BLG566.10 66589	RRLyrae	65.91″	14.16
NGC 6656 3054	HorBranch*	66.23″	14.32

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/ngc-6656-2042 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.