Object of the Season (Spring 2016)

Dark nebula B 86 and open cluster NGC 6520 in Sagittarius

Dark nebula B 86 and open cluster NGC 6520 in Sagittarius will be announced in DSO 171, and the results will be published in DSO 173.

This interactive image of the NGC 6520 and B86 was provided by the Digitised Sky Survey using Aladin Sky Atlas.

Name
NGC 6520
Position (2000)
18 03 25.0 -27 53 28 (Sgr)
Type
Open Cluster (I2m)
Visual magnitude
7.6 mag
Size
5'
Other Designations
VII 7, h 3721, GC 4386, OCL 10, ESO 456-SC42
Name
Barnard 86
Position (2000)
18 02 58.0 -27 52 06 (Sgr)
Type
Dark Nebula
Distance
1950 ly
Other Designations
LDN 93

Wolfgang Steinicke - Nebulae and Clusters Section Director