NGC 6087
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Constellation | Angle measure |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 16 h 18 m 50.6 s |
declination | -57 ° 56 ′ 05 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | I2p |
Brightness (visual) | 5.4 likes |
Angular expansion | 15.0 ' |
Physical data
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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 .