C95 · open cluster

NGC 6025

NGC 6025 is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Triangulum Australe, near the northern constellation border with Norma.

RA16h 03m 17sDec−60° 25' 52"

Image: Legacy Surveys / D.Lang (Perimeter Institute) & Meli thev. CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Identity & coordinates

Identification

Primary designation: C95
All designations: C95 · NGC 6025
Object type: Open Cluster
Constellation: Triangulum Australe
Best viewing: Summer

Coordinates & physical

Right ascension (J2000): 16h 03m 17s
Declination (J2000): −60° 25' 52"
Apparent magnitude (V): —
Distance: —

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The science

NGC 6025 is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Triangulum Australe, near the northern constellation border with Norma. It was discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751 during his expedition to the Cape of Good Hope. The cluster is in the Caldwell catalogue as entry number 95, and is located at a mean distance of 2,410 ly from the Sun. NGC 6025 can be spotted with the naked eye, but is better viewed with a set of large binoculars. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.1 and spans an angular size of 15′.

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