The Table of Scorpius (NGC6231)
![the Table of Scorpius Image of the Table of Scorpius](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115934_f0e60ba3f40a.png)
From Fairfield , the Table of Scorpius is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 7° above the horizon.
Name
The Table of Scorpius (NGC6231)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 16h54m [2] |
Declination: | −41°49' [2] |
Constellation: | Scorpius |
Magnitude: | 2.60 (V) [5] 2.83 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 1.2 kpc 4.1 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.23 |
Absolute mag (V): | -7.87 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.