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NGC 6531

NGC 6531
Object NGC 6531 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

M21, NGC6531 - open cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarii
Type: I3m -
The angular dimensions: 16.00'
magnitude: V=5.9m;
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 18h4m13.3s; Dec= -22°30'0"
The distance from the Sun to NGC 6531: 4.25 thousand light years;
Other names of the object NGC 6531 : M 21, OCL 26, ESO 521-SC19

Nearby objects: NGC 6529, NGC 6530, NGC 6532, NGC 6533

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