NGC6208 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6208 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6208
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h49m [2] |
| Declination: | −53°43' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Magnitude: | 7.20 (V) [3] 8.06 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 939.0 parsec 3061.1 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.86 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.66 |
Sources