NGC6242 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6242 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 8° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6242
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h55m [2] |
| Declination: | −39°27' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 6.40 (V) [4] 7.09 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.1 kpc 3.7 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.69 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.87 |
Sources