| NGC 6760 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Class | IX:[1] |
| Constellation | Aquila |
| Right ascension | 19h 11m 12.1s[2] |
| Declination | +01° 01′ 49.7″[2] |
| Distance | 24.1 kly (7.4 kpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.8[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 4.8'[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 3.57×105[4] M☉ |
| Metallicity | = –0.40[4] dex |
| Other designations | C 1908+009, GCl 109 |
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NGC 6760 is a globular cluster[2] in the constellation Aquila. It may have contributed to the formation of the open cluster Ruprecht 127 during NGC 6760's passage through the galactic disk 71 million years ago.[5]
At least two millisecond pulsars have been found in NGC 6760.[6]
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- ^ Freire, Paulo C. C.; Hessels, Jason W. T.; Nice, David J.; Ransom, Scott M.; Lorimer, Duncan R.; Stairs, Ingrid H. (2005-03-10). "The Millisecond Pulsars in NGC 6760". The Astrophysical Journal. 621 (2): 959–965. arXiv:astro-ph/0411160. Bibcode:2005ApJ...621..959F. doi:10.1086/427748. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 119342837.