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NGC 6749 — Globular Cluster in Aquila

Globular Cluster Fair (38/100)
Magnitude 11.1m GlobularCluster Aquila (Aql) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.1
Angular Size 5.1′
Cl, L, lC, st L & S

Position & Identifiers

RA 19h 05m 15.6s
Dec +01° 54' 02.2"
Constellation Aquila (Aql)
Catalog NGC 6749

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard+ Hard V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium Medium
C8 203mm Easy Medium+ Medium
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Jun – Aug (peak: Jul)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
N E

NGC 6749 · 5.1′ diameter · N up, E left

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 6760
Easy
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 9.1 1.7° Aquila
NGC 6755
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.5 2.5° Aquila
Theta Ser
HIP 92951; Theta2 Serpentis; 63 Serpentis
Easy
Easy double, sep 405.6″
Double Star mag 4.98 3.2° Serpens
R Aql
Hard+
Mira-type variable, range 5.5–12.0
Variable Star mag 6.09 6.3° Aquila
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