NGC 6178
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Scorpio |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 35 m 47.2 s |
| declination | -45 ° 38 ′ 378 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | I3p |
| Brightness (visual) | 7.2 likes |
| Angular expansion | 5.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 3300 ly (1014 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | July 27, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6178 • OCl 980 • Cr 308 • ESO 276-SC006 • GC 4216 • h 3638 • | |
NGC 6178 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpio . NGC 6178 has a magnitude of 7.2 mag and an angular extent of 5 × 5 arc minutes . The object was discovered by John Herschel on July 27, 1834 .