This image of M23 is a single 3 minute exposure taken on June 18, 1999 at Anza California with my Meade LX200 10" F/6.3 telescope with a SBIG ST-8 and AO-7 Adaptive Optics.
RA (2000)
17h, 56m, 48.0s
DEC (2000)
-19°, 01', 00"
Magnitude
5.5
Size
27 arc min
Constellation
Sagittarius
Other Name
NGC 6494
Distance
2,200 Light Years
Radial Velocity
Unknown
Object Type
Open Cluster III 1 m
Notes:
Age: 220 Million Years
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