This image of M6 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, 40m, 06.0s
DEC (2000)
-32°, 13', 00"
Magnitude
4.2
Size
15 arc min
Constellation
Scorpius
Other Name
NGC 6405
Distance
1,300 Light Years
Radial Velocity
Unknown
Object Type
Open Cluster III 2 p
Notes:
Age: 51 Million Years
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