NGC6005 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC6005 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC6005
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 6005[2]
Cr 294[3]
Mel 138[4]
Position
Right ascension:15h55m [2]
Declination:−57°26' [2]
Constellation:Norma
Magnitude:10.70 (V) [4]
11.90 (B) [2]
Distance:2.7 kpc
8.8 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.20
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.45

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