NGC 6342 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus.

Its Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class is IV,[1] and it was discovered by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel on 28 May 1786.

[4] It is at a distance of 28,000 light years away from Earth.

[5][6] NGC 6342 is classified as metal-rich, yet has only one generation of stars.

This star cluster–related article is a stub.