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NGC6259
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 17:0:45.3
Declination: -44:39:18
Constellation: SCO
Visual Magnitude: 8.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0
Observational
Summary description: ! Cl, B, vL, vRi, st 11…
Sub-type: III2m
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 6259 = NGC 6222, which see.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 6259
18" (7/9/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 128x this cluster appears as a beautifully rich cloud of stars. A couple of hundred stars are resolved in an 8' diameter. Fairly uniform in density and magnitude and roughly circular (similar to NGC 7789). This very rich cluster would be a showpiece for U.S. observers if further north! NGC 6249 lies 33' SW.
8" (7/16/82): 12 faint stars mag 11-12.5, over unresolved haze, elongated N-S. Appears to be rich but observed at a very low altitude which diminished the view.