NGC 6268

Scientific overview

NGC 6268 is an open cluster in the constellation Scorpius. It shines at apparent magnitude 9.5 and spans about 6 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Small telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 80–100 mm telescope

Best observed

Summer (S. evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Southern

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

17.0362h / -39.7282°

Hemisphere

Southern

Season

Summer

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
NGC 6231C 76 · NGC 6231	Open cluster	2.6	13.8
Ptolemy's ClusterM 7 · NGC 6475	Open cluster	3.3	22.2
IC 4592	Reflection nebula	3.9	60
Butterfly ClusterM 6 · NGC 6405	Open cluster	4.2	15.6
IC 4605	Nebula	4.7	30
M 4M 4 · NGC 6121	Globular cluster	5.4	28.2
NGC 6281NGC 6281	Open cluster	5.4	10.2
NGC 6374NGC 6374	Open cluster	5.5	6.9

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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