NGC 6152
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| NGC 6152 ( SALT ) | |
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| Constellation | Angle measure |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 32 m 45.6 s |
| declination | -52 ° 38 ′ 38 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II2m |
| Brightness (visual) | 8.1 likes |
| Angular expansion | 25 ' |
| Redness ( excess color E (BV)) | 0.20 |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| distance | 3360 ly (1030 pc ) |
| Age | 500 million years |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | July 8, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6152 • C 1628-525 • OCl 961 • Cr 304 • Lund 706 • ESO 179-SC9 • GC 4200 • h 3631 • | |
NGC 6152 is an open cluster of Trumpler type II2m in the constellation square at the southern sky . It has an apparent magnitude of 8.1 mag and an angular expansion of 25 arc minutes . The cluster is around 3,400 light years from the solar system and is estimated to be 450 million years old.
The object was discovered on July 8, 1834 by John Herschel .