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NGC 6397
Caldwell 86

NGC 6397 is a globular cluster located in the constellation of Ara. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6397:

NGC:NGC 6397
Common name:Caldwell 86
Type:globular cluster
Constellation:Ara
V-mag (visual):5.17
B-mag (blue):7.39
K-mag (IR):
Right Ascension:17:40:41.36
Declination:-53:40:25.30
Major axis:15.3 '
Radial velocity:18 km/s
Redshift:0.000061

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS