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Page last updated Jul 27, 2011
WORKING: Add positions/physical data (per Steinicke)
NGC 6250
Discovered (Jul 1, 1834) by John Herschel
A 6th-magnitude open cluster in Ara (RA 16 57 56.0, Dec -45 56 12)
Above, a half-degree wide region centered on NGC 6250
NGC 6251
Discovered (Jan 1, 1802) by William Herschel
The second IC lists a corrected NPD (per Bigourdan) of 07 14.
NGC 6252
Discovered (Jan 1, 1802) by William Herschel
The second IC lists a corrected NPD (per Bigourdan) of 07 11.
NGC 6253
Discovered (May 14, 1826) by James Dunlop (374)
NGC 6254 (= M10)
Discovered (May 29, 1764) by Charles Messier
A 7th-magnitude globular cluster in Ophiuchus (RA 16 57 08.9, Dec -04 05 56)
About 16 thousand light years away and 70 light years across
Above, a view of M10 (Image Credits: N.A.Sharp, Vanessa Harvey/REU program/AURA/NSF/NOAO)
Below, a closeup of the cluster (Image Credits and Copyright: Jim Misti, Misti Mountain Observatory; used by permission)
NGC 6255
Discovered (May 16, 1787) by William Herschel
NGC 6256
Discovered (Aug 2, 1826) by James Dunlop (554)
NGC 6257
Discovered (May 16, 1831) by John Herschel
NGC 6258
Discovered (Jun 28, 1886) by Lewis Swift (4-44)
NGC 6259
Discovered (May 13, 1826) by James Dunlop (456)
NGC 6260
Discovered (Aug 5, 1886) by Lewis Swift (4-45)
NGC 6261
Discovered (Jul 13, 1880) by Édouard Stephan (11c-13)
NGC 6262
Discovered (Oct 23, 1886) by Lewis Swift (5-72)
NGC 6263
Discovered (Jun 28, 1864) by Albert Marth (319)
NGC 6264
Discovered (Jun 28, 1864) by Albert Marth (320)
NGC 6265
Discovered (Jun 28, 1864) by Albert Marth (321)
NGC 6266 (= M62)
Discovered (Jun 7, 1771) by Charles Messier
A 6th-magnitude globular cluster in Ophiuchus (RA 17 01 12.6, Dec -30 06 42)
Above, a 24 arcmin wide view of M62
Below, a closeup of the cluster (Image Credits and Copyright: Jim Misti, Misti Mountain Observatory; used by permission)
Below, a 1.65 arcmin wide closeup of the core of M62 (Image Credits: NASA/STScI/Wikisky cutout)
NGC 6267
Discovered (May 15, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 6268
Discovered (Jun 5, 1826) by James Dunlop (521)
NGC 6269
Discovered (Jun 28, 1864) by Albert Marth (322)
NGC 6270
Discovered (Jun 28, 1864) by Albert Marth (323)
NGC 6271
Discovered (Jun 28, 1864) by Albert Marth (324)
NGC 6272
Discovered (Jun 28, 1864) by Albert Marth (325)
NGC 6273 (= M19)
Discovered (Jun 5, 1764) by Charles Messier
A 7th-magnitude globular cluster in Ophiuchus (RA 17 02 37.7, Dec -26 16 03)
About 28 thousand light years from the Earth, but only 5 thousand light years from the center of our Galaxy, as it lies almost directly in line with the center, from our point of view. Like most globular clusters, M19's stars are all about 13 billion years old. |
Above, a view of the region around M19 (Image Credits: Doug Williams, REU Program/AURA/NSF/NOAO)
Below, a closeup of the cluster (Image Credits and Copyright: Jim Misti, Misti Mountain Observatory; used by permission)
Below, a 2.5 arcmin wide HST view of part of the core of M19 (Image Credits: NASA/STScI/Wikisky cutout)
NGC 6274
Discovered (Jun 28, 1864) by Albert Marth (326)
NGC 6275
Discovered (Aug 5, 1886) by Lewis Swift (4-46)
NGC 6276 (= IC 1239)
Discovered (Jun 10, 1864) by Albert Marth (327) (and later listed as NGC 6276)
Discovered (Jun 19, 1887) by Guillaume Bigourdan (and later listed as IC 1239)
A 15th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Hercules (RA 17 00 45.0, Dec +23 02 40)
NGC 6277
Recorded (Jun 6, 1864) by Albert Marth (328)
A double star in Hercules (RA 17 00 48.8, Dec +23 02 24)
NGC 6278
Discovered (May 15, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 6279
Discovered (Oct 23, 1886) by Lewis Swift (5-73)
NGC 6280
Discovered (May 8, 1864) by Albert Marth (329)
NGC 6281
Discovered (Jun 5, 1826) by James Dunlop (556)
NGC 6282
Discovered (Jun 28, 1864) by Albert Marth (330)
NGC 6283
Discovered (Apr 13, 1788) by William Herschel
NGC 6284
Discovered (May 22, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 6285
Discovered (1886) by Lewis Swift (6-?)
NGC 6286
Discovered (Aug 13, 1885) by Lewis Swift (2-45)
NGC 6287
Discovered (May 21, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 6288
Discovered (Aug 19, 1884) by Edward Swift (1-52)
NGC 6289
Discovered (Aug 19, 1884) by Edward Swift (1-53)
NGC 6290
Discovered (Aug 13, 1885) by Lewis Swift (2-46)
NGC 6291
Discovered (Aug 13, 1885) by Lewis Swift (2-47)
NGC 6292
Discovered (Jul 8, 1885) by Lewis Swift (2-48)
The second IC lists a corrected RA (per Bigourdan) of 17 01 19.
NGC 6293
Discovered (May 24, 1784) by William Herschel
NGC 6294
Recorded (Apr 16, 1828) by John Herschel
A pair of stars in Ophiuchus (RA 17 10 16.1, Dec -26 34 25)
The second IC adds "Only a double star 13th and 13.5 magnitude, distance 8 arcsec (Howe). h. has only one observation at Slough".
NGC 6295
Discovered (Jun 9, 1886) by Lewis Swift (4-47)
NGC 6296
Discovered (Jun 17, 1863) by Albert Marth (331)
NGC 6297 (= NGC 6298)
Discovered (Jul 8, 1885) by Lewis Swift (2-49) (and later listed as NGC 6297)
Discovered (Aug 1, 1885) by Lewis Swift (and later listed as NGC 6298)
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Draco (RA 17 03 36.4, Dec +62 01 34)
The second IC lists a corrected RA (per Bigourdan) of 17 02 09.
NGC 6298 (= NGC 6297)
Discovered (Jul 8, 1885) by Lewis Swift (and later listed as NGC 6297)
Discovered (Aug 1, 1885) by Lewis Swift (2-50) (and later listed as NGC 6298)
A 14th-magnitude lenticular galaxy (type S0) in Draco (RA 17 03 36.4, Dec +62 01 34)
NGC 6299
Discovered (Oct 27, 1861) by Heinrich d'Arrest
A 14th-magnitude elliptical galaxy (type E) in Draco (RA 17 05 04.3, Dec +62 27 30)
Above, a 2.4 arcmin wide closeup of NGC 6299
Below, a 12 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
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