NGC 6256

NGC 6256 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Scorpius. It is designated as GCL in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on 24 June 1834. It is about 33,600 light years away from Earth.[1][2][3]

NGC 6256
NGC 6256 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationScorpius
Right ascension16h 59m 32.7s
Declination−37° 07′ 17″
Heliocentric radial velocity−101.4±1.9 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)11.3
Absolute magnitude (V)-7.15
Characteristics
TypeGCL
Apparent size (V)4.10
Other designations
GCL 49.1, ESO 391-SC6 and vdB-Hagen 208
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/

See also

References
  1. "Object No. 1 - NGC 6256". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6256". Seds. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. "NGC 6256". Seds. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  • Media related to NGC 6256 at Wikimedia Commons


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