NGC 6200
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| NGC 6200 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ara |
| Right ascension | 16h 44m 06s |
| Declination | -47° 28′ |
| Distance | 6,700 ly[1] (2,054 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.4 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 15′ |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | OCL[disambiguation needed] 978, ESO 277-SC8, C[disambiguation needed] 1640-473 |
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See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters |
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NGC 6200 is an open cluster in the constellation Ara, lying close to the galactic equator.[2] It contains one β Cephei variable. [3]
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.univie.ac.at/webda/cgi-bin/ocl_page.cgi?dirname=ngc6200
- ^ Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 0-00-717223-0.
- ^ Ulusoy; Niemczura; Ulaş; Gülmez (2013). "New β Cephei variable in the Southern open cluster NGC 6200: ALS 3728". arXiv:1302.5313 [astro-ph.SR].
