NGC 6256

Globular Cluster NGC 6256, in Scorpius

RA:
16:59:32.6
Dec:
-37:07:17
Distance from Sun:
27.4 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
5.9 kly
Apparent Diameter:
7: arc min
Brightness:
11.29 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
Diameter:
Abs. Mag:
Discovered by John Herschel from the Cape of Good Hope on June 24, 1834.

John Herschal cataloged this globular as h 3658 when he discovered it in 1834.


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