NGC6200 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6200 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 1° above the horizon.
Name
NGC6200
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 16h44m [2] |
Declination: | −47°27' [2] |
Constellation: | Ara |
Magnitude: | 7.40 (V) [3] 7.74 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 2.1 kpc 6.7 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.34 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -4.16 |
Sources