NGC 6396
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 6396, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 6396
| Type | Open Cluster |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 8.5 | Right Ascension | 17h 37' 36.2" (2000) |
| Declination | 35° 1' 33" S |
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Description | Cl, pL, lRi, lC |
| Classification | II 3 p |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
John Herschel's RA, which he says is for the double star on the northern edge of the cluster, is 27 seconds too small. This may be a wire error. In the sweep, he claims wire 1; if he actually used wire 2, then the RA would be 17 37 48 for J2000, just 10 seconds off.
Even if this is not John Herschel's mistake, there is no mistaking the cluster that he saw on the night of 7 June 1837.
Other Data Sources for NGC 6396
Nearby objects for NGC 6396
14 objects found within 120'
| Collinder 333 | Collinder 345 | Harvard 16 |
| HD 160668 | NGC 6400 | NGC 6404 |
| NGC 6415 | PK355-2.1 | PK355-2.2 |
| PK355-2.4 | Ru126 | Ru128 |
| Ruprecht 127 | Trumpler27 |
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NGC 6396