| M23 |
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| NGC 6494 | |||||||||||
| Type: | Open Cluster | ||||||||||
| Constellation: | Sagittarius | ||||||||||
| Magnitude: | 6.0 | ||||||||||
| Size: | 27.0' | ||||||||||
| RA-Dec: | 17h 56.8m - -19 1 | ||||||||||
| Difficulty: | E | E=easy, T=tough, C=challenging | |||||||||
| Description: | |||||||||||
| A magnificent sight in binoculars with over 100 members distributed over an area greater than half a degree. Set against a sparse region of the Milky Way, this open cluster contains many bright members whose patterns provoke and stimulate the imagination. | |||||||||||
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