NGC6259 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6259 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 4° above the horizon.
|
Name
NGC6259
|
Object type
Open cluster
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h00m [2] |
| Declination: | −44°39' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 8.00 (V) [4] 8.85 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.0 kpc 3.4 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.85 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.07 |
Sources