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M6 = NGC6405 = Cr341 = Mel.178 (Open Cluster)
[Scorpius]

Jun.20 1998, 24h28mJST (6min. Exposure)
Location: the Kasuo Pass, Awano town, Tochigi pref., Japan
Epsilon210c (21cm-reflector, f=628mm, F:3.0), Fuji-film SGA800

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Object Data

M6 = NGC6405 = Cr341 = Mel.178
Type of object	Open Cluster	Type	e
Constellation	Scorpius
R.A.	17h 40.1m (2000.0)	Dec.	-32° 13' (2000.0)
Mag.(v)	5.3	Mag.(p)	-
Diameter	25'	Distance	18600 light-year
note	Containing about 50 stars

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