NGC 6242
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Scorpio |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 55 m 33.4 s |
| declination | -39 ° 27 ′ 39 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | I3m |
| Brightness (visual) | 6.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 9.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 3700 ly (1131 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | Nicolas Lacaille |
| Discovery time | 1751 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6242 • OCl 1001 • Mel 155 • Cr 317 • ESO 332-SC10 • GC 4249 • h 3654 • | |
NGC 6242 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpio . NGC 6242 is 9 ′ in diameter and has an apparent magnitude of 6.4 mag. The object was discovered by Nicolas Lacaille in 1751.