NGC 6025
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Southern triangle |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 16 h 03 m 17.8 s |
declination | -60 ° 25 ′ 53 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | II2p |
Brightness (visual) | 5.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 15 ' |
Physical data
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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]