NGC 6167

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NGC 6167
NGC 6167 DECaPS DR2.jpg

Credit: DECaPS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension 16h 34m 34.(0)s [1]
Declination −49° 46′ 1(8)″ [1]
Distance 3,610  ly (1,108  pc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)6.7 [2]
Apparent dimensions (V)20′ [3]
Physical characteristics
Estimated age77.1 Myr [1]
Other designations Cr 305, OCL 971, ESO 226-SC16, VDBH 192, C1630-495
Associations
Constellation Norma / Ara
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 6167 is an open cluster in the constellation of Norma. Viewed from Earth, it has an apparent magnitude of 6.7.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wu, Zhen-Yu; et al. (November 2009), "The orbits of open clusters in the Galaxy", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 399 (4): 2146–2164, arXiv: 0909.3737 , Bibcode:2009MNRAS.399.2146W, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15416.x , S2CID   6066790.
  2. ↑ Lang, Kenneth (2012), Astrophysical Data: Planets and Stars, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 328, ISBN   978-1468406405.
  3. ↑ Malin, David; Frew, David J. (1995), Hartung's Astronomical Objects for Southern Telescopes: A Handbook for Amateur Observers, Publisher Cambridge University Press, p. 292, ISBN   978-0521554916.


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