Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6231  ·  The star ζ1Sco  ·  The star ζ2Sco
NGC-6231, Ivan Hancock
NGC-6231
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NGC-6231

NGC-6231, Ivan Hancock
NGC-6231
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NGC-6231

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NGC 6231 (also known as Caldwell 76) is an open cluster in the southern sky located half a degrees north of Zeta Scorpii. NGC 6231 is part of a swath of young, bluish stars in the constellation Scorpius known as the Scorpius OB1 Association The star Zeta 1

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NGC-6231, Ivan Hancock