NGC 6124

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Open star cluster NGC 6124

AladinLite
Constellation	Scorpio
Position equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension	16 ^h 25 ^m 20.0 ^s
declination	-40 ° 39 ′ 13 ″
Appearance
classification	II3m
Brightness (visual)	5.8 likes
Brightness (B-band)	6.7 likes
Angular expansion	40 '
Physical data
Affiliation	Milky Way
distance	approx. 1700 ly (512 pc )
Absolute brightness	0.75 mag
history
Discovered by	Nicolas Lacaille
Discovery time	1751
Catalog names
NGC 6124 • C 1622-405 • OCl 990 • Mel 145 • Cr 301 • Dun 514 • ESO 331-SC3 • GC 4184 • h 3626 •

NGC 6124 is an open cluster of Trumpler type II3m in the constellation Scorpio on the ecliptic . It has a diameter of 40 'and an apparent magnitude of 5.8 mag.

The object was discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1751 .

Web links

Commons : NGC 6124 - album containing pictures, videos and audio files

Spektrum.de: Amateur recordings [1]
Spektrum.de : Labeled environmental recording

Individual evidence