Astronomy:NGC 6115

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Short description: Star cluster in the constellation Norma
NGC 6115
NGC 6115 2MASS.jpg
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationNorma
Right ascension 16h 24m 43.2s[1]
Declination−51° 56′ 24″[1]
Distance3175[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)9.8[1]
Physical characteristics
Estimated age870 million years[2]
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 6115 is an open cluster in the constellation Norma. It is located 2 degrees southeast of Gamma Normae.[3] It is 3175 light-years distant and thought to be around 870 million years old.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NGC 6115 -- Open (galactic) Cluster". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+6115. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kharchenko, N. V.; Piskunov, A. E.; Schilbach, E.; Röser, S.; Scholz, R.-D. (2013). "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters". Astronomy and Astrophysics 558: 8. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302. A53. Bibcode2013A&A...558A..53K. 
  3. Streicher, Magda (2005). "Deepsky Delights: Sparkling clusters in Norma". Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa 64 (5–6): 107–09. Bibcode2005MNSSA..64..107S.