NGC 6231

OBJECT: NGC 6231; Cr 315; Mel 153; Mrk 31; Caldw 76; OCL 997; C1650-417

CLASS: Open Cluster aka Galactic Cluster

CONSTELLATION: Scorpius

POSITION (2000.0): 16 54 09.8 -41 49 30

URANOMETRIA 2000.0 MAP: 181R

DIAMETER: 14.0'

DISTANCE (parsecs): 1853

TYPE: I3p

MAGNITUDE: 2.6

MEMBERS: 93

REFERANCE: Star Clusters - Archinal & Hynes, 2003

 

DATE: May 16/17, 2015

TIME: 10:44 to 11:00 PM (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: 10 minutes

SUBS: 15 seconds

ISO: 6400

 

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