The Table of Scorpius (NGC6231)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.

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From Columbus , the Table of Scorpius is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 8° above the horizon.

Name The Table of Scorpius (NGC6231)
Object type Open cluster
Other names
The Table of Scorpius
C 76[5]
NGC 6231[2]
Cr 315[3]
Mel 153[4]
Position
Right ascension:16h54m [2]
Declination:−41°49' [2]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:2.60 (V) [5]
2.83 (B) [2]
Distance:1.2 kpc
4.1 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.23
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-7.87

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