About NGC 6193 (C82)

NGC 6193 stands out as a well-known observing object and presents itself as a diffuse object. It is relatively bright.

Current visibility

It is currently below the horizon.

It stays above 30° for roughly 5 hours.

Observing conditions matter, subtle features are easily lost in bright skies.

Observing tips

It can be observed without much difficulty.

What to expect

In small telescopes it remains mostly unresolved.

Type

Open Cluster

Constellation

Ara

Distance

3767 ly

Size

Season

Summer

Difficulty

Very Easy

Magnitude

5.2