Right Ascension | 16 : 55.6 (h:m) |
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Declination | -39 : 30 (deg:m) |
Distance | 3.9 (kly) |
Visual Brightness | 6.4 (mag) |
Apparent Dimension | 9 (arc min) |
Discovered by Nicholas Louis de Lacaille in 1751-52.
The southern open cluster NGC 6242 was discovered by Nicholas Louis de Lacaille during his 1751-1752 journey to South Africa.
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Last Modification: March 8, 1998