NGC 6169

{{Infobox open cluster

| name = NGC 6169

| image = File:NGC 6169 2MASS.jpg

| caption = NGC 6169 imaged by 2MASS

| epoch = J2000

| class =

| constellation = Norma and Scorpius

| ra = {{RA|16|34|06.7}}

| dec = {{DEC|−44|00|58}}

| dist_ly = 3280

| appmag_v = 6.6

| size_v =

| mass_kg =

| mass_msol =

| radius_ly =

| v_hb =

| age = 32 million years

| notes =

| names = Cr 306

}}

NGC 6169 is an asterism or open cluster in the constellations Norma and Scorpius, appearing near the star Mu Normae in the sky. According to a 2013 catalog of open clusters, it is 3280 light-years distant and thought to be around 32 million years old, but according to a 2020 study using Gaia DR2 data, the stars are not physically associated.

References

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{{cite journal | title=Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters | author=Kharchenko, N. V. | author2=Piskunov, A. E. | author3=Schilbach, E. | author4=Röser, S. | author5=Scholz, R.-D. | journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics | volume=558 | id=A53 | pages=8|date=2013 | bibcode=2013A&A...558A..53K |arxiv=1308.5822 |doi = 10.1051/0004-6361/201322302 | s2cid=118548517 }}

{{cite web | title=NGC 6169-- Open (galactic) Cluster | work=SIMBAD | publisher=Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg | url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+6169| access-date=17 August 2015}}

{{cite journal |last1=Cantat-Gaudin |first1=T. |last2=Anders |first2=F. |date=January 2020 |title=Clusters and mirages: cataloguing stellar aggregates in the Milky Way |journal=Astronomy & Astrophysics |volume=633 |issue= |pages=A99 |doi=10.1051/0004-6361/201936691 |doi-access=free |arxiv=1911.07075 |bibcode=2020A&A...633A..99C}}

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NGC 6169

6169

Category:Norma (constellation)

Category:Asterisms (astronomy)