WEBDA page for open cluster NGC 6530

Basic Parameters			DSS Image: 14 x 14 arcminutes
Right Ascension (2000)	18 04 31
Declination (2000)	-24 21 30
Galactic longitude	6.083
Galactic latitude	-1.331
Distance [pc]	1330
Reddening [mag]	0.333
Distance modulus [mag]	11.65
Log Age	6.867
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