NGC 6231

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Open star cluster NGC 6231

AladinLite
Constellation	Scorpio
Position equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension	16 ^h 54 ^m 10.9 ^s
declination	-41 ° 49 ′ 27 ″
Appearance
Brightness (visual)	2.6 likes
Brightness (B-band)	2.8 mag
Angular expansion	14 '
Physical data
distance	4050 ly (1243 pc )
history
Discovered by	Giovanni Battista Hodierna
Discovery time	around 1654
Catalog names
NGC 6231 • C 1650-417 • OCl 997 • Mel 153 • Cr 315 • Dun 499 • ESO 332-SC06 • GC 4245 • h 3652 •

NGC 6231 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpio . The object has an apparent brightness of 2.6 mag and an angular expansion of 14 arc minutes and consists of young stars of the spectral classes B and O. It was discovered by Giovanni Battista Hodierna around 1654 .

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