NGC 6025

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Open star cluster NGC 6025

AladinLite
Constellation	Southern triangle
Position equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension	16 ^h 03 ^m 17.8 ^s
declination	-60 ° 25 ′ 53 ″
Appearance
classification	II2p
Brightness (visual)	5.1 mag
Angular expansion	15 '
Physical data
distance	approx. 2500 ly (756 pc )
history
Discovered by	Nicolas Lacaille
Discovery time	1751
Catalog names
NGC 6025 • C 1559-603 • OCl 939 • Mel 139 • Cr 296 • Dun 304 • ESO 136-SC14 • GC 4153 • h 3616 •

NGC 6025 is an open cluster of Trumpler type II2p in the constellation Southern Triangle . It has an apparent magnitude of +5.10 mag and an angular diameter of 15 arc minutes .

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

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Amateur photos: [1]

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