| NGC6124 / Open Cluster, type e, I 3 r |
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| R.A. | 16h 25m 36.0s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | -40° 40' 00" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 25' |
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| Real Size | 19 light yrs. |
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| # of Stars | 100 |
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| Magnitude | 5.8 |
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| Distance | 2700 light yrs. |
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In southwest edge of Scorpius, an open cluster of NGC6124 is lying around 5.7 degrees west of zeta Scorpii.
The cluster has a visual diameter of 25 arc minutes but has a lower meridian height at Japan.
We have only few chances to appreciate it. You can find out the cluster only with portable binoculars,
but need small telescopes to resolve member stars.
Although NGC6124 is positioned in the Milky Way region of Scorpius, has a dark nebula in background.
So it's fairly striking in your field of view.
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