M23

NGC 6494

Open Cluster Excellent (68/100)

NGC 6494 OpenCluster Sgr Visible Level 1 Naked eye / Binoculars - Wide field preferred

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Properties

Magnitude 5.5

Angular Size 16.8′

Description

Cl, B, vL, pRi, lC, st 10...; = M23

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 56m 48.0s

Dec -19° 01' 00.0"

Constellation Sgr

Catalog NGC 6494

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108x TFOV: 0.5° Lim. mag: 13.3

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M23 · 16.8′ diameter · N up, E left

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