NGC6256 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6256 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 11° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6256
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h59m [2] |
| Declination: | −37°07' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Distance: | 8.4 kpc 27.4 klyr [1] |
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