NGC 6253

Open Cluster Good (43/100)

NGC 6253 OpenCluster Ara Visible Level 1 Naked eye / Binoculars - Wide field preferred

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Properties

Magnitude 10.0

Angular Size 6.0′

Description

Cl, S, triangular, st 13

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 59m 06.0s

Dec -52° 43' 00.0"

Constellation Ara

Catalog NGC 6253

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108x TFOV: 0.5° Lim. mag: 13.3

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NGC 6253 · 6.0′ diameter · N up, E left

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