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NGC 6152 — Open Cluster in Norma

Open Cluster Good (59/100)
Magnitude 8.0m OpenCluster Norma (Nor) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 8.0
Angular Size 6.6′
Cl, L, lC, st L

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 32m 45.6s
Dec -52° 38' 38.4"
Constellation Norma (Nor)
Catalog NGC 6152

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Easy
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Apr – Jun (peak: May)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
N E

NGC 6152 · 6.6′ diameter

5 Best Magnification

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6 Classification Decoder

Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 6115
Medium+
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 11.0 1.4° Norma
NGC 6208
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.2 2.7° Ara
NGC 6167
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 6.7 3.1° Norma
NGC 6067
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 5.6 3.3° Norma
NGC 6165
Easy
Planetary nebula — try an OIII filter
Planetary Nebula mag 6.71 4.5° Norma
Epsilon Nor
Easy
Easy double, sep 22.9″
Double Star mag 4.47 5.2° Norma
S Nor
Medium
Pulsating variable, period 9.8d
Variable Star mag 6.49 5.6° Norma
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