The Tom Thumb Cluster (NGC6451)
![the Tom Thumb Cluster Image of the Tom Thumb Cluster](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115838_d1c04b139b1c.png)
From Fairfield , the Tom Thumb Cluster is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 18° above the horizon.
Name
The Tom Thumb Cluster (NGC6451)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 17h50m [2] |
Declination: | −30°12' [2] |
Constellation: | Scorpius |
Magnitude: | 8.20 (V) [4] |
Distance: | 2.1 kpc 6.8 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.39 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.