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Butterfly Cluster (Messier 6) region
Butterfly Cluster (Messier 6) region
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello
RA 17h 40.1m Dec −32° 13′[
The Butterfly Cluster (NGC 6405) is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation Scorpius, discovered by Giovanni Battista Hodierna in 1654.
It's distance is 1,590 light-years for an age estimated to be 94.2 million years old. Its name derives from the vague resemblance of its shape to a butterfly.
Butterfly Cluster (Messier 6) region
Butterfly Cluster (Messier 6) region
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello
RA 17h 40.1m Dec −32° 13′[
The Butterfly Cluster (NGC 6405) is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation Scorpius, discovered by Giovanni Battista Hodierna in 1654.
It's distance is 1,590 light-years for an age estimated to be 94.2 million years old. Its name derives from the vague resemblance of its shape to a butterfly.