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NGC 6167 — Open Cluster in Norma

Open Cluster Good (54/100)
Magnitude 6.7m OpenCluster Norma (Nor) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 6.7
Angular Size 7.2′
Cl, L, lC, iF

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 34m 24.0s
Dec -49° 36' 00.0"
Constellation Norma (Nor)
Catalog NGC 6167

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 6167 · 7.2′ 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 6134
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.2 1.2° Norma
NGC 6193
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 5.2 1.4° Ara
NGC 6165
Easy
Planetary nebula — try an OIII filter
Planetary Nebula mag 6.71 1.5° Norma
Epsilon Nor
Easy
Easy double, sep 22.9″
Double Star mag 4.47 2.4° Norma
NGC 6200
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.4 2.7° Ara
NGC 6115
Medium+
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 11.0 2.8° Norma
C81
NGC 6352
Easy
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 8.2 8.4° Ara
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