page_title: NGC 6256
hierarchical_section_title: NGC 6256
caption_attribution_description: English: Color rendering is done by by Aladin-software (2000A&amp;AS..143...33B.)
context_page_description: NGC 6256 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Scorpius. It is designated as GCL in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on 24 June 1834. It is about 33,600 light years away from earth.
context_section_description: NGC 6256 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Scorpius. It is designated as GCL in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on 24 June 1834. It is about 33,600 light years away from earth.
caption: NGC 6256 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
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