Deep space
NGC 6025
Open cluster · C95 · NGC 6025
Open cluster in Triangulum Australe
Photo: Roberto Mura · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
NGC 6025 is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Triangulum Australe, near the northern constellation border with Norma. It was discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751 during his expedition to the Cape of Good Hope. The cluster is in the Caldwell catalogue as entry number 95, and is located at a mean distance of 2,410 ly from the Sun. NGC 6025 can be spotted with the naked eye, but is better viewed with a set of large binoculars. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.1 and spans an angular size of 15′.
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Key facts
Distance
~2,500 light-years
Apparent mag.
+5.1
Apparent size
11.4′
Best seen with
Naked eye (dark sky)
Catalogue
C95 · NGC 6025
Did you know
- Listed as Caldwell 95 in the Caldwell catalogue, also known as NGC 6025.
- Found in the constellation Triangulum Australe.
- Visible to the naked eye from a dark, moonless site.
