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NGC 6087

Coordinates: Sky map 16h 18m 48s, −57° 56′ 00″
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NGC 6087
Object typeOpen Cluster
Observation data
(Epoch J2000)
ConstellationNorma
16h 18m 48s[1]
Declination−57° 56′[1]
Distance~3500LY
In visual light (V)
5.4
Size
12′
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NGC 6087 is one of the brightest open clusters in the constellation Norma with a magnitude of 5.4. It is approximately 3500 light-years away and contains about 40 stars of the seventh to the eleventh magnitude, the brightest being 6.5 magnitude S Normae.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 6087. Retrieved 2007-04-18.


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