NGC 6242

Open Cluster Good (54/100)

NGC 6242 OpenCluster Sco Visible Level 1 Naked eye / Binoculars - Wide field preferred

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Properties

Magnitude 6.4

Angular Size 6.6′

Description

Cl, B, L, Ri, st 8...11

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 55m 36.0s

Dec -39° 30' 00.0"

Constellation Sco

Catalog NGC 6242

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108x TFOV: 0.5° Lim. mag: 13.3

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NGC 6242 · 6.6′ diameter · N up, E left

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