NGC6200 (Open cluster)

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

Show information for


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
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 6200[2]
Cr 311[3]
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

Share