NGC 6087
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NGC 6087 is one of the brightest open clusters in the constellation
Norma
with a magnitude of 5.4. It is approximately 3500 light-years away and contains about 40 stars of the seventh to the eleventh magnitude, the brightest being 6.5 magnitude S Normae
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Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
Norma
Norma (constellation)
Norma is a small and inconspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere between Scorpius and Centaurus. Its name is Latin for normal, referring to a right angle, and is variously considered to represent a rule, a carpenter's square, a set square or a level....
with a magnitude of 5.4. It is approximately 3500 light-years away and contains about 40 stars of the seventh to the eleventh magnitude, the brightest being 6.5 magnitude S Normae
S Normae
S Normae is a variable star in the constellation Norma. It is the brightest member of the open cluster NGC 6087.-References:*...
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