NGC 6256
Modest (13/100)
NGC 6256
GlobularCluster
Sco
Visible
Level 3
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Properties
Magnitude
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Angular Size
4.2′
glob. cl. , vF, vL, iR, vgbM, rrr
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Position & Identifiers
RA
16h 59m 30.0s
Dec
-37° 07' 00.0"
Constellation
Sco
Catalog
NGC 6256
Visibility
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Eyepiece View
108x
TFOV: 0.5°
Lim. mag: 13.3
NGC 6256 · 4.2′ diameter · N up, E left
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