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Observations of the Butterfly Cluster (M6)

Other names NGC 6405
Cr 341
Mel 178

Object type Open cluster

RA 17h40m

Declination 32°15' S

Constellation Scorpius

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Deep South 2: M6 &...
James Weightman
Obs 2024 Jun 19 – 23:35 UTC
Upload 2024 Jun 22 – 07:42 UTC

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M6 Butterfly Cluster i...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2023 Jan 29 – 08:20 UTC
Upload 2023 Jan 29 – 12:29 UTC

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The Beautiful South
Andrew Paterson
Obs 2022 Jul 27 – 21:25 UTC
Upload 2022 Jul 30 – 12:56 UTC

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Sagittarius
Nick James
Obs 2019 Jun 28 – 00:27 UTC
Upload 2019 Jul 11 – 23:04 UTC

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A sting in the tail
Nick Hewitt
Obs 2017 May 31 – 00:41 UTC
Upload 2017 Jun 12 – 08:51 UTC
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