Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6231  ·  The star ζ1 Sco  ·  The star ζ2 Sco
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NGC 6231 The False Comet Nebula in Scorpius, Ian Parr
NGC 6231 The False Comet Nebula in Scorpius
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NGC 6231 The False Comet Nebula in Scorpius

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NGC 6231 The False Comet Nebula in Scorpius, Ian Parr
NGC 6231 The False Comet Nebula in Scorpius
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NGC 6231 The False Comet Nebula in Scorpius

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Discovererewd by Giovanni Batista Hodierna in 1654 it has a strong central concentration of stars,  a large brightness range of cluster members, but is poor cluster with less than 50 stars.
It is bright at magnitude 2.6  and is 15 arcminutes across.

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NGC 6231 The False Comet Nebula in Scorpius, Ian Parr