NGC 5999

OBJECT: NGC 5999; Cr 293; Mel 137; OCL 946; C1548-563

CLASS: Open Cluster aka Galactic Cluster

CONSTELLATION: Norma

POSITION (2000.0): 15 52 14 -56 28.2

URANOMETRIA 2000.0 MAP: 196R

DIAMETER: 3.0'

DISTANCE (parsecs): ?

TYPE: I2m

MAGNITUDE: 9.0

MEMBERS: 40

REFERANCE: Star Clusters - Archinal & Hynes, 2003

 

DATE: Apr. 25/25, 2015

TIME: 06:09 to 06:12 AM (local time)

PLACE: Sossusvlei Desert Lodge, Namibia, Africa

INSTRUMENT: 12 Inch (30 cm) Meade LX200 SCT

FOCAL RATIO: f/6.3

ACCESSORIES: Meade 0.63x reducer

MOUNT: Meade Altazimuth

CAMERA: Canon 60Da

EXPOSURE: 2 minutes 30 seconds

SUBS: 15 seconds

ISO: 6400

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