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NGC6249
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 16:57:41.7
Declination: -44:48:17
Constellation: SCO
Visual Magnitude: 8.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: Cl, pRi, vlC, iF, st L ___DREYER___ S
Sub-type: II1p
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6249
14" (4/5/16 - Coonabarabran, 142x and 184x): bright, moderately large cluster with ~50 stars mag 10 to 14 scattered over a 7' region. Many of the stars are arranged roughly in a "C" or horseshoe shape open to the east. The most prominent part includes 4 mag 10-11 stars in a small trapezoidal shape (parallel sides N-S). Three additional mag 10-11 stars are spread out south of this trapezoid; the northern one is a 10" pair and several additional pairs caught my eye. NGC 6259, a showpiece cluster, lies 33' NE.