NGC 6216 is a Open Cluster in the Scorpius constellation. NGC 6216 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 10.1, NGC 6216 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 80mm aperture or a small telescope.

NGC 6216 is a Spiral Galaxy located in the constellation of Scorpius in the southern hemisphere. NGC 6216 is called NGC 6216 in the New General Catalogue (NGC). This catalogue is a list of deep space objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888 to …

Aug 23, 2023 · Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 6216 (= GC 4237 = JH 3648, Dunlop 454, 1860 RA 16 39 20, NPD 134 28.3) is "a cluster, pretty small, pretty rich, pretty compressed, stars from 12th to 15th magnitude". Physical Information: Apparent size 4.0? arcmin

NGC 6216 Mel 152. Position. Right ascension: 16 h 49 m: Declination: −44°43' Constellation: Scorpius: Magnitude: 10.10 : Distance: 4.3 kpc 14.0 klyr : Derived quantities. Absolute mag (V):-3.07: Sources [1] New catalog of optically visible open clusters and candidates (Dias et al. 2002)

Jan 27, 2025 · NGC 6216 is an open cluster about 3,350 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpio . 2. Detail. It was first discovered by James Dunlop on May 13, 1826, and its observation record was registered in the NGC catalog as NGC 6216.

Apr 4, 2025 · NGC 6216 -- Open Cluster The astronomical object called NGC 6216 is a Open Cluster: Origin of the objects types : (Ref) Object type as listed in the reference "Ref" (acronym) Object type linked to the acronym according to the original reference Anterior to 2007, before we can link the objet type to a reference, or given by the CDS team in some ...

NGC 6216 ist ein offener Sternhaufen (Typdefinition „II2p“) im Sternbild Skorpion. Er wurde am 13.

NGC 6216 (również NGC 6222, OCL 989 lub ESO 277-SC14) – gromada otwarta znajdująca się w gwiazdozbiorze Skorpiona. Odkrył ją James Dunlop 13 maja 1826 roku. Jest położona w odległości około 14 tys. lat świetlnych od Słońca.

Photometric and Coravel observations of red giant candidates in three open clusters: membership, binarity, reddening and metallicity Aims.We present new CORAVEL radial-velocity observations andphotoelectric photometry in the UBV and DDO systems for a sample ofpotential members of the red-giant branches of NGC 6192, NGC 6208 andNGC 6268, three open clusters projected close to the Galactic ...

===== NGC 6216 17.5" (7/4/86): faint, fairly small, ~3' diameter, roundish. About a dozen faint stars are visible over haze at low power.