Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6441
NGC 6441 ZWO ASI 071 Pro, 



    
        

            Ben S Klerk
NGC 6441 ZWO ASI 071 Pro
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NGC 6441 ZWO ASI 071 Pro

NGC 6441 ZWO ASI 071 Pro, 



    
        

            Ben S Klerk
NGC 6441 ZWO ASI 071 Pro
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NGC 6441 ZWO ASI 071 Pro

Acquisition details

Dates:
May 20, 2018
Frames:
31×240(2h 4′)
Integration:
2h 4′
Avg. Moon age:
5.60 days
Avg. Moon phase:
31.52%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 3268511

RA center: 17h50m14s.6

DEC center: -37°0332

Pixel scale: 0.718 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 12.628 degrees

Field radius: 0.504 degrees

Resolution: 4438x2416

File size: 7.7 MB

Locations: Home obs, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia

Data source: Backyard

Description

NGC 6441

NGC 6441 is a globular cluster in the southern constellation of Scorpius. The cluster is located 5 arc minutes east-northeast of the star G Scorpii, and is some 44,000 light years from the Sun.

G Scorpii also named Fuyue has an apparent magnitude of +3.19. It is approximately 126 light-years from the Sun. G Scorpii is an orange K-type giant which is about 16x bigger than our sun.

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NGC 6441 ZWO ASI 071 Pro, 



    
        

            Ben S Klerk

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