V948 Scorpii (NGC 6281) [#10544482819]

Coordinates

This system is located at: 334.0625 / 54.375 / 1522.8125

Galactic coordinates: R: 1,559.972 / l: 347.627 / b: 1.998
Equatorial coordinates: Right ascension: 17h 4m 15.787s / Declination: -38° 3'8.005''


Habitable zone:
Metal-rich body (3 to 85 ls), Earth-like world (1,342 to 2,013 ls), Water world (1,101 to 4,262 ls), Ammonia world (2,785 to 7,577 ls), Terraformable (1,045 to 2,086 ls)

Estimated value: 107,840 cr

Traffic report

This system was visited for the first time on EDSM by Flyinspaghetti.

It was named by the Galactic Mapping Project with the name of: NGC 6281

42 ships passed through V948 Scorpii space, including 0 ship in the last 7 days.

0 ship passed through V948 Scorpii space in the last 24 hours.

Galactic Mapping Project entry

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NGC 6281 is a linear star cluster approximately 190 light-years long. Old earth astronomer John Herschel then described the cluster as both 'pretty bright' and 'pretty rich'. The cluster contains stars from the HD, HIP, CPD and 2MASS star catalogs.

Interesting features include:

  • HIP 83499: An O-type star with a black hole;
  • HIP 83559: Binary water worlds which have thick ammonia atmospheres;
  • HD 322660: An earth-like world with a landable moon.

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