Global InformationNGC 6863 information
| NGC 6863 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 20h 05m 07.3s[1] |
| Declination | −03° 33′ 16″[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Aquila |
NGC 6863 is an asterism in the constellation Aquila. The celestial object was found on July 25, 1827, by the British astronomer John Herschel.
In 2009 an astronomical study by Bidin et al. concluded that whereas the small group of stars in Aquila had been classified as an OCR (Open Cluster Remnant i.e. the dispersed remains of a group of physically related stars) they were in fact an asterism, a group of unrelated stellar bodies.[2]
- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ Christian Moni Bidin; Raul de la Fuente Marcos; Carlos de la Fuente Marcos; Carraro, Giovanni (2009). "Not an open cluster after all: The NGC 6863 asterism in Aquila". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 510: A44. arXiv:0912.0653. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200912761. S2CID 56266253.