NGC 6396
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Scorpio |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17 h 37 m 36.3 s |
| declination | -35 ° 01 ′ 33 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | II3p |
| Brightness (visual) | 8.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 3.0 ′ |
| Physical data
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| Radial velocity | −13 km / s |
| distance | 3900 ly (1192 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | June 7, 1837 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6396 • Cr 339 • ESO 393-SC10 • GC 4310 • h 3693 • OCL 1018 | |
NGC 6396 is an open star cluster (type definition "II3p") in the constellation Scorpio . It was discovered on June 7, 1837 by John Herschel with an 18-inch reflecting telescope, which was called “Cluster VIII; small; 5 ′; place of chief double star ”.