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Name Type Mag Constellation Right
Ascension		 Declination Other names Number of
observations
Name Type Mag Constellation Right
Ascension		 Declination Other names Number of
observations
NGC 5998Open cluster–Scorpius15h49m-28°34'
0 images »
NGC 6000Galaxy13.0Scorpius15h49m-29°23'
1 image »
NGC 6072Planetary nebula11.7Scorpius16h12m-36°13'
PK 342+10.1, PN-G 342.1+10.8
1 image »
NGC 6082Nebula–Scorpius16h15m-34°13'
0 images »
NGC 6093Globular cluster7.3Scorpius16h17m-22°58'
M 80, Mel 142
9 images »
NGC 6121Globular cluster5.4Scorpius16h23m-26°31'
M 4, Mel 144
24 images »
NGC 6124Open cluster5.8Scorpius16h25m-40°39'
C 75, Cr 301, Mel 145
1 image »
NGC 6139Globular cluster9.7Scorpius16h27m-38°50'
1 image »
NGC 6144Globular cluster9.0Scorpius16h27m-26°01'
Mel 147
4 images »
NGC 6153Planetary nebula10.9Scorpius16h31m-40°15'
PK 341+05.1, PN-G 341.8+05.4
0 images »
NGC 6178Open cluster7.2Scorpius16h35m-45°38'
Cr 308
0 images »
NGC 6192Open cluster8.5Scorpius16h40m-43°22'
Cr 309, Mel 149
1 image »
NGC 6216Open cluster10.1Scorpius16h49m-44°43'
Mel 152
1 image »
NGC 6222Duplicate10.1Scorpius17h00m-44°39'
Cr 314
0 images »
NGC 6227Star5.2Scorpius16h51m33s-41°13'49"
0 images »
NGC 6231Open cluster2.6Scorpius16h54m-41°49'
Table of Scorpius, C 76, Cr 315, Mel 153
5 images »
NGC 6242Open cluster6.4Scorpius16h55m-39°27'
Cr 317, Mel 155
1 image »
NGC 6249Open cluster8.2Scorpius16h57m-44°48'
Cr 319
1 image »
NGC 6256Globular cluster–Scorpius16h59m-37°07'
0 images »
NGC 6259Open cluster8.0Scorpius17h00m-44°39'
Cr 322, Mel 158
1 image »
NGC 6268Open cluster9.5Scorpius17h02m-39°43'
Cr 323
1 image »
NGC 6281Open cluster5.4Scorpius17h04m-37°59'
Cr 324, Mel 161
0 images »
NGC 6302Planetary nebula12.8Scorpius17h13m-37°06'
Bug Nebula, Butterfly Nebula, C 69, PK 349+01.1
4 images »
NGC 6318Open cluster11.8Scorpius17h16m-39°25'
Cr 325, Mel 166
2 images »
NGC 6322Open cluster6.0Scorpius17h18m-42°56'
Cr 326
0 images »
NGC 6334Supernova remnant–Scorpius17h20m-36°06'
Cat's Paw Nebula
6 images »
NGC 6335Asterism–Scorpius17h19m-30°09'
0 images »
NGC 6337Planetary nebula12.3Scorpius17h22m-38°29'
Cheerio Nebula, PK 349-01.1, PN-G 349.3-01.1
3 images »
NGC 6354Nebula–Scorpius17h24m-38°32'
0 images »
NGC 6357Nebula–Scorpius17h24m-34°12'
Lobster Nebula, War and Peace Nebula
3 images »
NGC 6374Open cluster5.5Scorpius17h34m-32°34'
0 images »
NGC 6380Globular cluster–Scorpius17h34m-39°04'
0 images »
NGC 6383Duplicate5.5Scorpius17h34m-32°34'
Cr 335
1 image »
NGC 6388Globular cluster6.8Scorpius17h36m-44°44'
Mel 174
1 image »
NGC 6396Open cluster8.5Scorpius17h37m-35°01'
Cr 339
0 images »
NGC 6400Open cluster8.8Scorpius17h40m-36°56'
Cr 342, Mel 177
0 images »
NGC 6404Open cluster10.6Scorpius17h39m-33°14'
Cr 340
0 images »
NGC 6405Open cluster4.2Scorpius17h40m-32°15'
Butterfly Cluster, M 6, Cr 341, Mel 178
9 images »
NGC 6415Asterism–Scorpius17h44m-35°04'
0 images »
NGC 6416Open cluster5.7Scorpius17h44m-32°21'
Cr 344
0 images »
NGC 6421Asterism–Scorpius17h45m-33°41'
0 images »
NGC 6425Open cluster7.2Scorpius17h47m-31°31'
Cr 348
2 images »
NGC 6437Asterism–Scorpius17h48m-35°21'
0 images »
NGC 6441Globular cluster7.2Scorpius17h50m-37°03'
Mel 180
2 images »
NGC 6444Open cluster–Scorpius17h49m-34°49'
0 images »
NGC 6451Open cluster8.2Scorpius17h50m-30°12'
Tom Thumb Cluster, Cr 352, Mel 181
0 images »
NGC 6453Globular cluster9.9Scorpius17h50m-34°35'
0 images »
NGC 6455Asterism–Scorpius17h51m-35°20'
0 images »
NGC 6475Open cluster3.3Scorpius17h53m-34°47'
Ptolemy's Cluster, M 7, Cr 354, Mel 183
10 images »
NGC 6480Asterism–Scorpius17h54m-30°27'
0 images »
NGC 6496Globular cluster8.6Scorpius17h59m-44°15'
Mel 185
1 image »
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