NGC6250 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6250 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 2° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6250
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h57m [2] |
| Declination: | −45°56' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Magnitude: | 5.90 (V) [3] 6.14 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 865.0 parsec 2819.9 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.24 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.79 |
Sources