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M6
M6 — Butterfly Cluster
Open Cluster
· ScorpiusBeginner
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Target information
- Object type
- Open Cluster
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Right ascension
- 17h 40m 06s
- Declination
- -32° 13′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 4.2
- Angular size
- 25′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- May-Aug
- Catalog IDs
- M6
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