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NGC 6204
NGC 6204 Credit: DECaPS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	16 46 08.(4)
Declination	−47° 01′ 1(2)″
Distance	3,540 ly (1,085 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	8.2
Apparent dimensions (V)	6′
Physical characteristics
Other designations	Collinder 312, Lund 723
Associations
Constellation	Ara
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 6204 is an open cluster in the constellation Ara, lying close to the galactic equator. It is 3,540 ly (1,085 pc) distant from Earth. The cluster was discovered on 13 May 1826 by British astronomer James Dunlop.

References

1. ^ Kharchenko, N. V.; et al. (2013), "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 558: A53, arXiv:1308.5822, Bibcode:2013A&A...558A..53K, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302, S2CID 118548517.
2. ^ Inglis, Mike (2013), Observer's Guide to Star Clusters, The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 27, Bibcode:2013ogsc.book.....I, ISBN 978-1461475675.
3. Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8.
4. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 6200 - 6249". cseligman.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

Further reading

• Carraro, Giovanni; Munari, Ulisse (2004): A multicolour CCD photometric study of the open clusters NGC 2866, Pismis 19, Westerlund 2, ESO96-SC04, NGC 5617 and NGC 6204; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 347 (2), S. 625–631

External links

• Media related to NGC 6204 at Wikimedia Commons
• http://seds.org/
• "NGC 6204". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
• Image NGC 6204

v t e Constellation of Ara
Ara in Chinese astronomy List of stars in Ara
Stars	Bayer α (Choo/Tchou) β γ δ ε ε ζ (Tseen Yin) η θ ι κ λ μ (Cervantes) ν (V539) ν π ρ ρ σ Variable R S OY V626 V821 V828 V829 V854 V862 V872 HR 6177 6187 6207 6236 6251 6253 6297 6300 6312 6323 6408 6416 (41 G.) 6423 6438 6477 6478 6483 6487 6513 6759 HD 152079 153201 154672 154857 156411 (Inquill) Other 2MASS J18082002−5104378 CXOU J164710.2−455216 Gliese 674 Gliese 676 IRAS 16594-4656 SAO 244567 SGR 1627−41 Westerlund 1-20 Westerlund 1 W26 Westerlund 1-75 Westerlund 1-237 Westerlund 1-243 XTE J1650−500
Exoplanets Gliese 674 b HD 154672 b HD 154857 b c HD 156411 b μ Arae b c d e
Star clusters	NGC 6193 6200 6204 6208 6250 6352 6362 6397 Other ESO 280-SC06 IC 4651 Westerlund 1
Nebulae	NGC 6188 6326 Other Stingray Nebula Water Lily Nebula
Galaxies	NGC 6215 6221 6300 6328
Category

• Open clusters
• NGC objects
• Ara (constellation)
• Astronomical objects discovered in 1826