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NGC6250

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 16:57:56.0
Declination: -45:56:12
Constellation: ARA
Visual Magnitude: 5.9

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational


Summary description: Cl, L, lRi, lC, st 8…12
Sub-type: IV3p

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 6250 22" (6/28/06 - Hawaii): small group of a dozen stars in a tight 2' cluster including mag 9.2 HD 152822. Surrounding this knot is a larger, 14' scattered group of stars, elongated ~E-W, that appears to be a separate superimposed object. Three mag 7.5-8.5 stars are in this larger group to the SW, SW and east of the central clump and a mag 9 star is among a small subgroup at the east edge. 11" (8/8/04 - Haleakala Crater): at 127x a dozen stars are packed into a tight 2' group. Consists of a knot of 6 stars on the NE side and a looping curve of 5 or 6 stars on the SW side. This "core" is surrounded by a scattered 10' group of perhaps three dozen stars including three mag 7.5-8.5 stars to the SW and SE by 3' and to the east by 6'. 13.1" (4/10/86): tight, rich group of 6-10 stars over an unresolved haze. Set among a larger scattered group of bright stars.