NGC 6025 (C 95)

NGC 6025 (C 95) is an open cluster in the constellation Triangulum Australe, magnitude 5.1, 15′ across.

A bright open cluster in Triangulum Australe, easy in binoculars.

When and where to see it

It is best placed in the evening sky around June, when it crosses the meridian at about 10 pm local time (around midnight in May). It can be seen from everywhere south of 30°N and never sets south of 30°S.

At its highest it stands below the horizon from 50°N, below the horizon from 35°N, 30° up from the equator, 65° up from 35°S.

Facts

Type

Open cluster

Constellation

Triangulum Australe

Designations

C 95, Mel 139, Cr 296, Melotte 139, Collinder 296

Magnitude

5.1

Apparent size

15′

Position

RA 16h 3.3m, Dec −60° 26′ (J2000)

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