NGC 6139

Globular Cluster NGC 6139, class II, in Scorpius

RA:
16:27:40.37
Dec:
-38:50:55.5
Distance from Sun:
32.9 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
11.7 kly
Apparent Diameter:
5.5 arc min
Brightness:
8.99 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
+6.7 +/- 6.0 km/s
Diameter:
ly
Abs. Mag:
-8.36 Mag vis
Discovered by James Dunlop on May 13, 1826.

Cataloged as Dun 536.



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