NGC6101 (Globular cluster)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC6101 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC6101
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
C 107[4]
NGC 6101[2]
Mel 143[3]
Position
Right ascension:16h25m [2]
Declination:-72°12' [2]
Constellation:Apus
Magnitude:9.30 (V) [4]
10.90 (B) [2]
Distance:15.3 kpc
49.9 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.82
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-6.62

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