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NGC 6250 
Summary
NGC 6250 is a young open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Ara.
| NGC 6250 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 16h 57m 58.(0)s[1] |
| Declination | −45° 56′ 3(6)″[1] |
| Distance | 2,820 ly (865 pc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.9[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 18′[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Estimated age | 1.4×107 Ma[3] |
| Other designations | NGC 6250, Cr 320, C 1654-457, ESO 277-SC20, OCL 991, VDBH 206.[4] |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Ara |
References edit
- ^ a b c Dias, W. S.; et al. (September 2001), "Proper motions of open clusters within 1 kpc based on the TYCHO2 Catalogue", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 376 (2): 441–447, Bibcode:2001A&A...376..441D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20011021.
- ^ a b Inglis, Mike (2013), Observer's Guide to Star Clusters, The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 27, Bibcode:2013ogsc.book.....I, ISBN 978-1461475675.
- ^ Feinstein, Carlos; et al. (November 2008), "Optical polarization study in the open cluster NGC 6250", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 391 (1): 447–456, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.391..447F, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13917.x, hdl:11336/44115.
- ^ "NGC 6250 -- Open (galactic) Cluster", SIMBAD, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2015-09-13.
External links edit
Media related to NGC 6250 at Wikimedia Commons- Simbad
- Image NGC 6250
- http://seds.org/
