NGC 6366 [SEP] constellation
NGC 6366
NGC 6366 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated as XI in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the German astronomer Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke on 12 April 1860. It is at a distance of 11,700 light years away from earth.
See also.
- List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
- List of NGC objects
star in the cluster.
Slightly over 3° southwest of M14 lies the faint globular cluster NGC 6366.
External links.
- SEDS Messier pages on M14
- M14, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page
- - one of the two being M14