WEBDA page for open cluster NGC 6259

Basic Parameters			DSS Image: 14 x 14 arcminutes
Right Ascension (2000)	17 00 45
Declination (2000)	-44 39 18
Galactic longitude	341.998
Galactic latitude	-1.517
Distance [pc]	1031
Reddening [mag]	0.498
Distance modulus [mag]	11.61
Log Age	8.336
Metallicity	+0.02
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