NGC 6451

Open Cluster Good (48/100)

NGC 6451 OpenCluster Sco Visible Level 1 Naked eye / Binoculars - Wide field preferred

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Properties

Magnitude 8.0

Angular Size 7.2′

Description

Cl, pL, pRi, bifid, st 12...

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 50m 42.0s

Dec -30° 13' 00.0"

Constellation Sco

Catalog NGC 6451

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108x TFOV: 0.5° Lim. mag: 13.3

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NGC 6451 · 7.2′ diameter · N up, E left

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