CONSTELLATION OF NORMA |
Name: Norma
Abbreviation: Nor
Meaning: Set Square
Right Ascension: 16.05h
Declination: -52.01º
Area (Degrees squared): 165
Stars with known planets: 3
Bordering Constellations: Scorpio, Lupus, Circinus,
Triangulum Australe, Ara
Visible at latitudes between +30º and -90º in the southern hemisphere and best at mid-evening during July.
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| Observations |
The Milky way passes through this small and, otherwise, inconspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere. It is therefore full of open and globular clusters.
Deep Sky Objects:
NGC 6067 - Open Cluster, magnitude 5.60
NGC 6087 - Open Cluster, magnitude 5.40
NGC 6167 - Open Cluster, magnitude 6.70
Numbered Stars with Magnitudes:
1. +4.45
2. +4.65
3. +4.95
4. +4.00
5. +4.95
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