NGC 6530

Open Cluster Excellent (71/100)

NGC 6530 OpenCluster Sgr Visible Level 1 Naked eye / Binoculars - Wide field preferred

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Properties

Magnitude 4.6

Angular Size 6.0′

Description

Cl, B, L, pRi, f M8

Position & Identifiers

RA 18h 04m 48.0s

Dec -24° 19' 60.0"

Constellation Sgr

Catalog NGC 6530

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108x TFOV: 0.5° Lim. mag: 13.3

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NGC 6530 · 6.0′ diameter · N up, E left

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