NGC 6259
NGC 6259 is a open cluster located in the constellation of Scorpius. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6259:
| NGC: | NGC 6259 |
| Type: | open cluster |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 6222 |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| V-mag (visual): | 8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 8.85 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:00:45.40 |
| Declination: | -44:39:17.90 |
| Major axis: | 6 ' |
| Radial velocity: | -33 km/s |
| Redshift: | -0.00011 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS