NGC 6809
Summer Rose
NGC 6809 is a globular cluster located in the constellation of Sagittarius. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6809:
| NGC: | NGC 6809 |
| Common name: | Summer Rose |
| Messier: | M 55 |
| Type: | globular cluster |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| V-mag (visual): | 6.49 |
| Right Ascension: | 19:39:59.40 |
| Declination: | -30:57:43.50 |
| Major axis: | 12 ' |
| Radial velocity: | 174 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000582 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS