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NGC 6231
NGC 6231 — Northern Jewel Box
Open Cluster
· ScorpiusBeginner
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Target information
- Object type
- Open Cluster
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Right ascension
- 16h 54m 12s
- Declination
- -41° 50′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 2.6
- Angular size
- 15′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- May-Aug
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 6231