NGC 6396
NGC 6396 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 6396:
NGC: | NGC 6396 |
Type: | open cluster |
Constellation: | Scorpius |
V-mag (visual): | 8.5 |
B-mag (blue): | 9.41 |
Right Ascension: | 17:37:36.34 |
Declination: | -35:01:33.10 |
Major axis: | 3.3 ' |
Radial velocity: | -14 km/s |
Redshift: | -0.00004 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS