WEBDA page for open cluster NGC 2506

Basic Parameters			DSS Image: 12 x 12 arcminutes
Right Ascension (2000)	08 00 01
Declination (2000)	-10 46 12
Galactic longitude	230.564
Galactic latitude	9.935
Distance [pc]	3460
Reddening [mag]	0.081
Distance modulus [mag]	12.95
Log Age	9.045
Metallicity	-0.37
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