NGC 6204

NGC 6204
NGC 6204
	NGC 6204 ; Credit: DECaPS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	16h 46m 08.(4)s
Declination	−47° 01′ 1(2)″
Distance	3,540 ly (1,085 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	8.2
Apparent dimensions (V)	6′
Physical characteristics
Other designations	Collinder 312, Lund 723
Associations
Constellation	Ara
	See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 6204 is an open cluster in the constellation Ara, lying close to the galactic equator.^[3] It is 3,540 ly (1,085 pc) distant from Earth. The cluster was discovered on 13 May 1826 by British astronomer James Dunlop.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kharchenko, N. V.; et al. (2013), "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 558: A53, arXiv:1308.5822, Bibcode:2013A&A...558A..53K, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302, S2CID 118548517.
^ ^a ^b Inglis, Mike (2013), Observer's Guide to Star Clusters, The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 27, Bibcode:2013ogsc.book.....I, ISBN 978-1461475675.
^ Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8.
^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 6200 - 6249". cseligman.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.