NGC 6193

Open star cluster NGC 6193

NGC 6193 and NGC 6188
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Constellation	altar
Position equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension	16 ^h 41 ^m 20.3 ^s
declination	-48 ° 45 ′ 48 ″
Appearance
classification	II 3 p
Brightness (visual)	5.2 likes
Brightness (B-band)	5.3 mag
Angular expansion	14 ′
Brightest star	HD 150136 , 5.7 mag
Physical data
Affiliation	Milky Way , Ara OB1
Redshift	−0.000106 +/- 0.000014
Radial velocity	−31.90 +/- 4.30 km / s
distance	approx. 3800 ly (1155 pc )
diameter	14 years
Age	10 million years
history
Discovered by	James Dunlop
Discovery time	May 14, 1826
Catalog names
NGC 6193 • C 1637-486 • OCl 975 • Cr 310 • Dun 413 • Lund 716 • ESO 226-SC20 • GC 4225 • h 3642 • vdBH 195

NGC 6193 is a galactic open star cluster of the Trumpler type II3P in the constellation Ara in the southern sky . It has a diameter of 14 ′ and an apparent magnitude of 5.2 mag. The cluster is about 4,000 light years from the solar system and about 14 light years in diameter . Its age is estimated to be 10 million years.

The object was discovered on May 14, 1826 by James Dunlop .

Web links

Commons : Category: NGC 6193 - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

ESO: A great composition of new stars (+ photos, map & animation) March 11, 2015
Spektrum.de : amateur recordings [1] , labeled environment record