NGC6124 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.
From Los Angeles , NGC6124 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 15° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6124
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h25m [2] |
| Declination: | −40°39' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 5.80 (V) [5] 6.70 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 512.0 parsec 1669.1 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.90 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.75 |
Sources