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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