NGC 6087

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Open star cluster NGC 6087

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Constellation	Angle measure
Position equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension	16 ^h 18 ^m 50.6 ^s
declination	-57 ° 56 ′ 05 ″
Appearance
classification	I2p
Brightness (visual)	5.4 likes
Angular expansion	15.0 '
Physical data
distance	2900 ly (891 pc )
history
Discovered by	James Dunlop
Discovery time	May 8, 1826
Catalog names
NGC 6087 • OCl 948 • Mel 141 • Cr 300 • Dun 326 • ESO 137-SC015 • GC 4170 • h 3622 •

NGC 6087 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Winkelpunkt . NGC 6087 has a magnitude of 5.4 mag and an angular extent of 15 × 15 arc minutes . The object was discovered by James Dunlop on May 8, 1826 .

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