NGC 6520

Open Cluster Good (48/100)

NGC 6520 OpenCluster Sgr Visible Level 1 Naked eye / Binoculars - Wide field preferred

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Properties

Magnitude 8.0

Angular Size 5.4′

Description

Cl, pS, Ri, lC, st 9...13

Position & Identifiers

RA 18h 03m 24.0s

Dec -27° 53' 60.0"

Constellation Sgr

Catalog NGC 6520

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108x TFOV: 0.5° Lim. mag: 13.3

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NGC 6520 · 5.4′ diameter · N up, E left

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