NGC6144 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6144 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 21° above the horizon.
Name
NGC6144
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 16h27m [2] |
Declination: | −26°01' [2] |
Constellation: | Scorpius |
Magnitude: | 9.00 (V) [3] 10.55 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 8.5 kpc 27.7 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.92 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -5.65 |
Sources