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NGC 6546 (also ESO 521-SC29, Collinder 365 and OCL 24) is a magnitude +8.0 open star cluster located 3,000 light-years(?) away in the constellation Sagittarius. 
The open cluster consists of about 150 stars, with the brightest central stars of magnitude +10.6

The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope on the 27th June 1837.

Right Ascension 18h 07m 22.0s, Declination -23° 17' 48"



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