NGC6087 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6087 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6087
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h18m [2] |
| Declination: | −57°56' [2] |
| Constellation: | Norma |
| Magnitude: | 5.40 (V) [5] 5.85 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 891.0 parsec 2904.7 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.45 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.35 |
Sources