NGC 6192

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Open star cluster
NGC 6192
AladinLite
Constellation Scorpio
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 16 h 40 m 23.8 s
declination -43 ° 22 ′ 01 ″
Appearance

classification I2p
Brightness  (visual) 8.5 likes
Angular expansion 9.0 '
Physical data

distance  approx. 5000 ly
(1547 pc )
history
Discovered by James Dunlop
Discovery time May 13, 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  6192 • OCl 988 •  Mel  149 •  Cr  309 •  Dun  483 •  ESO  277-SC003 •  GC  4224 •  h  3641 • Bennett 79b

NGC 6192 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpio . NGC 6192 has a magnitude of 8.5 mag and an angular extent of 9 × 9 arc minutes . The object was discovered by James Dunlop on May 13, 1826 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ NED
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 6192
  3. WEBDA
  4. Seligman