NGC 6169

Star cluster in the constellation Norma

NGC 6169
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	16^h 34^m 06.7^s^[1]
Declination	−44° 00′ 58″^[1]
Distance	3280^[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	6.6^[1]
Physical characteristics
Estimated age	32 million years^[2]
Other designations	Cr 306
Associations
Constellation	Norma and Scorpius
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 6169 is an open cluster in the constellations Norma and Scorpius. It is 3280 light-years distant and thought to be around 32 million years old.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "NGC 6169-- Open (galactic) Cluster". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 17 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kharchenko, N. V.; Piskunov, A. E.; Schilbach, E.; Röser, S.; Scholz, R.-D. (2013). "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 558: 8. arXiv:1308.5822 . Bibcode:2013A&A...558A..53K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302. S2CID 118548517. A53.

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