NGC 6569 is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. It has an apparent magnitude of about 9.5,^[1] and an apparent diameter of 7 arc minutes, and class VIII with stars of magnitude 15 and dimmer.^[2] It is about 2 degrees south east of Gamma² Sagittarii. The globular cluster was discovered in 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel with his 18.7-inch telescope and was catalogued later in the New General Catalogue.^[4]

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NGC 6569
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 6569
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Class	VIII
Constellation	Sagittarius
Right ascension	18h 13m 38.88s[1]
Declination	−31° 49′ 35.2″[1]
Distance	35.5 kly (10.9 kpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	9.47[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	7.0′ × 7.0′[2]
Physical characteristics
Metallicity	${\displaystyle {\begin{smallmatrix}\left[{\ce {Fe}}/{\ce {H}}\right]\end{smallmatrix}}}$ = -0.76[3] dex
Other designations	GCl 91, ESO 456-77, VDBH 260[1]
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

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