NGC6374 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6374 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 16° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6374
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h34m [2] |
| Declination: | -32°34' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 5.50 (V) [2] 5.56 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 985.0 parsec 3211.1 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.06 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.47 |
Sources