WEBDA page for open cluster NGC 6242

Basic Parameters
Right Ascension (2000)	16 55 33
Declination (2000)	-39 27 42
Galactic longitude	345.468
Galactic latitude	2.466
Distance [pc]	1131
Reddening [mag]	0.377
Distance modulus [mag]	11.44
Log Age	7.608
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