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Object description |
NGC 6124 is an open star cluster in the constellation Scorpio. With an apparent diameter of 40 arcminutes it is cataloged as type II 3 m according to Trumpler. NGC 6124 contains about 100 stars and stands at a distance of about 1700 light years from the solar system. The cluster was discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1751.
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left edge of the image is a small planetary nebula - NGC 6153 - which appears
"stellar" with a diameter of only 0.4 arc minutes. We also captured NGC 6124 in a wide angle version. We show the image here. «Click here or the thumbnail to load a large annoted image and a size comparison to the full moon. |
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