NGC 6259
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Scorpio |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17 h 00 m 45.4 s |
| declination | -44 ° 39 ′ 18 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | III2m |
| Brightness (visual) | 8 likes |
| Angular expansion | 15.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 3361 ly (1031 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | May 13, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6259 • OCl 996 • Mel 158 • Cr 322 • Dun 456 • ESO 277-SC022 • GC 4260 • h 3660 • | |
NGC 6259 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpio . NGC 6259 has a magnitude of +8.0 mag and an angular extent of 15 × 15 arc minutes . The object was discovered by James Dunlop on May 13, 1826 .