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NGC 6716 (also Collinder 393, ESO 592-SC5 and OCL 46) is a magnitude +7.5 open star cluster located 2,573 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius.

The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 14th July 1830. 

Right Ascension 18h 54m 34.0s, Declination -19° 54' 30"



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