NGC 6200

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NGC 6200
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Ara
Right ascension 16h 44m 06s
Declination −47° 28
Distance 6,700 ly[1] (2,054 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.4
Apparent dimensions (V) 15
Physical characteristics
Other designations OCL 978, ESO 277-SC8, C 1640-473

NGC 6200 is an open cluster in the constellation Ara, lying close to the galactic equator.[2] It contains one β Cephei variable. [3]

References

  1. http://www.univie.ac.at/webda/cgi-bin/ocl_page.cgi?dirname=ngc6200
  2. Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 0-00-717223-0. 
  3. Ulusoy; Niemczura; Ulaş; Gülmez (2013). "New β Cephei variable in the Southern open cluster NGC 6200: ALS 3728". arXiv:1302.5313 [astro-ph.SR].
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