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C95

NGC 6025

Open Star Cluster in Triangulum Australe

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Proper Name	None
Caldwell Number	C95
NGC/IC Number	NGC 6025
Constellation	Triangulum Australe
Right Ascension	16h 3m 17s
Declination	-60° 25' 54"
Distance	c.2,600 light years c.800 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.1 Absolute: -4.3
Diameter	Apparent: 14' Actual: 10 light years
Number of Stars	c. 500
Optimum Visibility	June (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Notes	An open cluster of hot blue stars in Triangulum Australe, along the Milky Way from Alpha Centauri. Though the cluster contains hundreds of stars, some thirty stand out among them, reaching seventh magnitude and therefore clearly visible with even a small telescope.

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