NGC 6494

Sagittarius

17h 57m 04.7s; -18º 59' 07"

Discovered by: Charles Messier (1730 - 1817) in 1764

Object Type: Open cluster

Object Classification: II 2 r

Also Cataloged As: M23, Cr 356, Mel 184, Lund 793, ESO 589-SC022,
h 1990, GC 4346