Type | Open Cluster |
---|---|
Magnitude | 9.8 |
Size | 5' |
Right Ascension | 17h 59' (2000) |
Declination | 28° 12' S |
Constellation | Sagittarius |
Classification | III2p |
Andrew Cooper
Aug 15, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 5 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
A modest 5' clump of stars in a very rich galactic starfield, a 3' equilateral triangle of 10th magnitude stars embedded in a faint haze, faint, partially resolved
Barnard 294 | Barnard 86 | ESO456-SC38 |
HD 163318 | HD 164562 | NGC 6520 |
Pincoya | PK2-1.1 | PK2-2.2 |
PK2-2.4 | V781 Sagittarii |
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