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NGC6031
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 16:7:34.4
Declination: -54:1:0
Constellation: NOR
Visual Magnitude: 8.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0
Observational
Summary description: Cl, S, mC, st 11…14
Sub-type: I2p
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6031
18" (4/5/16 - Coonabarabran, 236x): small, fairly rich cluster with 40-50 stars (with careful viewing) packed into a 2.5' region. The cluster is roughly triangular with vertices on the southwest, east and northeast ends. Contains a tight knot of 4-5 stars within 20". A close double star (mag 11 primary, separation <5") is 1' off the north end. Located 50' WNW of NGC 6067.