NGC 6249
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Scorpio |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 57 m 41.5 s |
| declination | -44 ° 48 ′ 43 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II1p |
| Brightness (visual) | 8.2 likes |
| Angular expansion | 6.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 3200 ly (981 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | July 31, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6249 • OCl 994 • Cr 319 • Dun 455 • ESO 277-SC019 • GC 4251 • h 3655 • | |
NGC 6249 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpio . NGC 6249 has a magnitude of 8.2 mag and an angular extent of 6 × 6 arc minutes . The object was discovered by James Dunlop on June 5, 1826 .