NGC6322 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC6322 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 5° above the horizon.

Name NGC6322
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 6322[2]
Cr 326[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h18m [2]
Declination:−42°56' [2]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:6.00 (V) [3]
6.32 (B) [2]
Distance:996.0 parsec
3247.0 lightyrs [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.32
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.99

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