# NGC 6242

> open cluster in Scorpius

**Wikidata**: [Q383452](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q383452)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6242)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-6242


## References

1. SIMBAD
2. VizieR
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. A RAVE investigation on Galactic open clusters
5. Astrophysical parameters of Galactic open clusters
6. Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog