NGC 6604 is a young [6] open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Serpens, positioned about 1.5° north of the Eagle Nebula (NGC 6611). [7] The cluster was discovered by William Herschel on July 15, 1784. [8] It is located at a distance of 4,580 [2] light years from the Sun, about 210 ly (65 pc) above the galactic plane. [7]

NGC 6604 is a Open Cluster in the Serpens constellation. NGC 6604 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Given its visual magnitude of 6.5, NGC 6604 is visible with the help of a small binocular.

Apr 25, 2012 · A new image from the European Southern Observatory shows a star cluster, called NGC 6604, which is located about 5,500 light-years away in the constellation of Serpens (The Serpent).

Apr 25, 2012 · NGC 6604 is the bright grouping towards to the upper left of the image. It is a young star cluster that is the densest part of a more widely scattered association containing about one hundred brilliant blue-white stars.

Apr 25, 2012 · The cluster’s hot young stars are helping a new generation of stars form in NGC 6604 by collecting star-making material into a compact region with their strong stellar winds and radiation.

NGC 6604 is a young cluster in Serpens with an age of 4-5 Myr and at a distance of about 1.7 kpc. It forms the densest part of the wider Ser OB2 associa-tion, which contains about 100 OB stars.

Apr 25, 2012 · This visible-light wide-field image of the region around the star cluster NGC 6604 was created from photographs taken through blue, red and infrared filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The star cluster appears close to the centre, as a knot of bright stars.

Jun 30, 2022 · NGC 6604 is a sixth magnitude open cluster in constellation Serpens. It lies 5532 light years from earth. This image includes surrounding dust clouds. The NB data in this image was combined as OIII-Ha-SII, for a change of pace.

Jul 10, 2024 · NGC 6604 is a relatively young, active star-forming region about 4,500 light-years away. The Eagle Nebula is about 7,000 light-years away and holds within it the famous “Pillars of Creation,” where active star formation is also underway.

Sep 16, 2024 · NGC 6604 is a young open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Serpens, positioned about 1.5° north of the Eagle Nebula (M 16) low in our southern sky. It is located at a distance of 4,580 light years from the Sun and is embedded in an HII nebula which bears the designation Sharpless 54.