NGC 6496

Globular Cluster NGC 6496, class XII, in Scorpius

RA:
17:59:03.68
Dec:
-44:15:57.4
Distance from Sun:
36.8 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
13.7 kly
Apparent Diameter:
5.3 arc min
Brightness:
8.54 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
-112.7 +/- 5.7 km/s
Diameter:
ly
Abs. Mag:
-7.20 Mag vis
Discovered by James Dunlop on June 28, 1826.

Cataloged as Dun 460.



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