NGC6425 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6425 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 17° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6425
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h47m [2] |
| Declination: | -31°31' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 7.20 (V) [3] 7.90 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 778.0 parsec 2536.3 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.25 |
Sources