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M 26

Open cluster · Scutum

M 26

Also known as NGC 6694

Messier 26

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Type: Open cluster
Constellation: Scutum
Position (J2000): 18h 45m 19s · −9° 23′ 01″
Discovered: by Charles Messier in 1764

Pictures: 0
Magnitude: 8.87; visual
Size: 6′
Distance: ~5,300 ly
Best months: Jun–Aug

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.

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