NGC6204 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6204 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 1° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6204
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h46m [2] |
| Declination: | −47°01' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Magnitude: | 8.20 (V) [3] 8.51 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.2 kpc 4.0 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.31 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.22 |
Sources