NGC 6268
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Scorpio |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17 h 02 m 10.4 s |
| declination | -39 ° 43 ′ 42 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II2p |
| Brightness (visual) | 9.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 6.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 3350 ly (1029 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | June 5, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6268 • OCl 1002 • Cr 323 • Dun 521 • ESO 332-SC017 • GC 4263 • h 3662 • | |
NGC 6268 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpio . NGC 6268 has an apparent magnitude of 9.5 mag and an angular extent of 6 × 6 arc minutes . The object was discovered by James Dunlop on June 5, 1826 .