NGC 6115

NGC 6115
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension16h 24m 43.2s
Declination−51° 56′ 24″
Distance3175
Apparent magnitude (V)9.8
Physical characteristics
Estimated age870 million years
Associations
ConstellationNorma
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 6115 is an open cluster in the constellation Norma. It is located 2 degrees southeast of Gamma Normae. It is 3175 light-years distant and thought to be around 870 million years old.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NGC 6115 -- Open (galactic) Cluster". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Kharchenko, N. V.; Piskunov, A. E.; Schilbach, E.; Röser, S.; Scholz, R.-D. (2013). "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 558: 8. arXiv:1308.5822. Bibcode:2013A&A...558A..53K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302. S2CID 118548517. A53.
  3. ↑ Streicher, Magda (2005). "Deepsky Delights: Sparkling clusters in Norma". Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. 64 (5–6): 107–09. Bibcode:2005MNSSA..64..107S.