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NGC 6124 is an open cluster located 18,600 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751 during his South African tour.
The cluster is large and bright, with about 125 stars visible.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "NGC 6124", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
