NGC 6124
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Constellation | Scorpio |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 16 h 25 m 20.0 s |
declination | -40 ° 39 ′ 13 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | II3m |
Brightness (visual) | 5.8 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 6.7 likes |
Angular expansion | 40 ' |
Physical data
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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