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1Properties
Magnitude
8.2
Angular Size
4.5′
Cl, pRi, eiCM, st 11...12
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Position & Identifiers
2How easy to spot?
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| Telescope | Bortle 3 | Bortle 4 | Bortle 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 mm refractor 80mm refr. | Easy | Easy | Easy |
| 150 mm Newton 150mm Newt. | Easy | Easy | Easy |
| Celestron C8 (203 mm SCT) C8 203mm | Easy | Easy | Easy |
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs
Easy
on Seestar S50
3Visibility
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Best season
Apr – Jun
(peak: May)
4
Eyepiece View
5
Best Magnification
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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 6200
Open cluster
Open Cluster
mag 7.4
0.6°
Ara
C82
NGC 6193
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster
mag 5.2
1.9°
Ara
NGC 6178
Open cluster
Open Cluster
mag 7.2
2.3°
Scorpius
NGC 6250
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster
mag 5.9
2.3°
Ara
NGC 6165
Planetary nebula — try an OIII filter
Planetary Nebula
mag 6.71
2.3°
Norma
Epsilon Nor
Easy double, sep 22.9″
Double Star
mag 4.47
3.3°
Norma
V861 Sco
Eclipsing binary, period 7.8d
Variable Star
mag 6.15
6.5°
Scorpius
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