NGC 6204
Open cluster in the constellation Ara
title: "NGC 6204" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["open-clusters", "ngc-objects", "ara-(constellation)", "astronomical-objects-discovered-in-1826"] description: "Open cluster in the constellation Ara" topic_path: "general/open-clusters" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6204" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Open cluster in the constellation Ara ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox open cluster"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | NGC 6204 |
| image | NGC 6204 DECaPS DR2.jpg |
| caption | NGC 6204 |
| epoch | J2000 |
| ra | |
| dec | |
| dist_ly | 1085 pc |
| appmag_v | 8.2 |
| size_v | 6′ |
| constellation | Ara |
| names | Collinder 312, Lund 723 |
| credit | DECaPS |
| :: |
| name = NGC 6204 | image = NGC 6204 DECaPS DR2.jpg | caption = NGC 6204 | epoch = J2000 | ra = | dec = | dist_ly = 1085 pc | dist_pc = | appmag_v = 8.2 | size_v = 6′ | mass_kg = | mass_msol = | radius_ly = | v_hb = | age = | constellation = Ara | notes = | names = Collinder 312, Lund 723 |credit=DECaPS}} NGC 6204 is an open cluster in the constellation Ara, lying close to the galactic equator. It is 3,540 ly (1,085 pc) distant from Earth. The cluster was discovered on 13 May 1826 by British astronomer James Dunlop. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/NGC_6204_map.png" caption="Map showing the location of NGC 6204"] ::
References
References
- Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 6200 - 6249".
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