Astronomy:NGC 6139

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Short description: Globular cluster located in the constellation of Serpens
NGC 6139
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NGC 6139, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ClassII[1]
ConstellationScorpius
Right ascension 16h 27m 41.6s[2]
Declination–38° 50′ 18″[2]
Distance10.1 kiloparsecs (30 kilolight-years)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)+9.68[4]
Apparent dimensions (V)1.6 x 1.4[4]
Physical characteristics
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

NGC 6139 is a globular cluster of the Milky Way in the constellation Scorpius. It is located 3.6 kiloparsecs (10 kilolight-years) from the Galactic Center[3] (less than half the distance of the Sun from the Galactic Center).

Visibility

The cluster appears visibly small and requires larger +12" aperture telescopes to view the core. Appearing around 1.5 arcmins having a radius of .75 arcmins, despite its rather bright magnitude.

Visibility

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