* Astronomy

NGC 6208 (also Collinder 313, ESO 179-SC14 and OCL 964) is a magnitude +7.5 open star cluster located 3,062 light-years away in the constellation Ara.

The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a  homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on the 28th July 1826.

Right Ascension 16h 49m 28.2s, Declination -53° 43' 42" 

With an age of 1.17 Gigayears, it is one of the oldest known open clusters.
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