NGC 6256
Globular Cluster NGC 6256,
in Scorpius
- RA:
- 16:59:32.62
- Dec:
- -37:07:17.0
- Distance from Sun:
- 33.6 kly
- Distance from Galactic Center:
- 9.8 kly
- Apparent Diameter:
- 7: arc min
- Brightness:
- 11.29 mag vis
- Radial Velocity:
- -101.4 +/- 1.9 km/s
- Diameter:
- ly
- Abs. Mag:
- -7.15 Mag vis
Discovered by John Herschel from the Cape of Good Hope on June 24, 1834.
John Herschal cataloged this globular as h 3658 when he discovered it in 1834.
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Hartmut Frommert
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