Globular cluster located in the constellation of Scorpius

NGC 6139

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Class: II
Constellation: Scorpius
Right ascension: 16h 27m 41.6s
Declination: –38° 50′ 18″
Distance: 10.1 kiloparsecs (30 kilolight-years)
Apparent magnitude (V): +9.68
Apparent dimensions (V): 1.6′ x 1.4′

Globular clusters are denser and more spherical than open star 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 (less than half the distance of the Sun from the Galactic Center). 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.

NGC 6139

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