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NGC 6139

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Class
  
II

Right ascension
  
16 27 41.6

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
+9.68

Constellation
  
Scorpius

Declination
  
–38° 50′ 18″

Apparent dimensions (V)
  
1′.6 x 1′.4

NGC 6139

NGC 6139 is a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius.

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.

References

NGC 6139 Wikipedia