NGC 6178

Open Cluster Good (45/100)

NGC 6178 OpenCluster Sco Visible Level 1 Naked eye / Binoculars - Wide field preferred

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Properties

Magnitude 7.2

Angular Size 6.9′

Description

Cl, B, S, st pL

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 35m 42.0s

Dec -45° 37' 60.0"

Constellation Sco

Catalog NGC 6178

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108x TFOV: 0.5° Lim. mag: 13.3

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NGC 6178 · 6.9′ diameter · N up, E left

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