NGC6087 (Open cluster)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC6087 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC6087
Object type Open cluster
Other names
The S Norma Cluster
C 89[5]
NGC 6087[2]
Cr 300[3]
Mel 141[4]
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

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