NGC6178 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6178 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 3° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6178
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h35m [2] |
| Declination: | -45°38' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 7.20 (V) [3] 7.28 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.0 kpc 3.3 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.08 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.83 |
Sources