NGC 6167
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Constellation | Angle measure |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 16 h 34 m 35.0 s |
declination | -49 ° 46 ′ 19 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | II3m |
Brightness (visual) | 6.7 likes |
Angular expansion | 7.0 ' |
Physical data
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Affiliation | Milky Way |
Redshift | −0.000116 |
Radial velocity | −34.70 km / s |
distance | 3614 ly (1108 pc ) |
history | |
Discovered by | James Dunlop |
Discovery time | June 26, 1826 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 6167 • C 1630-495 • OCl 971 • Cr 305 • Dun 400 • ESO 226-SC16 • GC 4209 • h 3635 • |
NGC 6167 is an Open Star Cluster of the Trumpler Type II3m in the constellation Winkelmess on the border to the constellation Altar in the southern sky . It has a diameter of 7 'and an apparent magnitude of 6.7 mag.
The object was discovered on June 26, 1826 by James Dunlop .