---
title: "NGC 6481"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-6481"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 6481 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-6481"
---

# NGC 6481

NGC 6481 is an unclassified object in the constellation [Ophiuchus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/ophiuchus). Other catalogues list it as MWSC 6733. It was discovered in 1859.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Unclassified object
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 3.9′ — Small enough that the full Moon would cover it several times over.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Ophiuchus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/ophiuchus) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Unclassified object |
| CONSTELLATION | Ophiuchus |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 17h 52m 48.9s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +04° 10′ 04.2″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1859 |

## Catalogue data

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Major axis | 3.9′ |

### WHEN IT WAS FOUND

Who first saw it, from where, and by what method.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Discovered by | Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| OpenNGC type code | Other |
| Wikidata item | Q1146051 |

## Also known as

- MWSC: MWSC 6733
- NGC: NGC 6481

## Source

[OpenNGC](https://github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-openngc

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. NGC 6481 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-6481

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-6481,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 6481}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-6481},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from OpenNGC.}
}
```

OpenNGC — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-6481