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NGC6169
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 16:34:5.0
Declination: -44:2:43
Constellation: NOR
Visual Magnitude: 6.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: Cl, ยต Normae inv
Sub-type: OCL
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6169
18" (4/5/16 - Coonabarabran, 139x and 236x): at low power a number of scattered stars surround mag 4.9 Mu Normae, but these are not eye-catching or cluster-like as the star density is high in this area, especially to the north and west. At 236x, a number of very faint stars surround Mu itself, particularly in a wreath-like shape on the north side and a east-west trending chain of mag 12-13.5 stars about 5' south. A nice triangle of mag 12 stars (sides ~1') lies 4' S of Mu.