Astronomy:NGC 6204
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Short description: Open cluster in the constellation Ara
| NGC 6204 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6204 Credit: DECaPS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ara |
| Right ascension | 16h 46m 08.(4)s[1] |
| Declination | −47° 01′ 1(2)″[1] |
| Distance | 3,540 ly (1,085 pc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.2[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 6′[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | Collinder 312, Lund 723 |
NGC 6204 is an open cluster in the constellation Ara, lying close to the galactic equator.[3] It is 3,540 ly (1,085 pc) distant from Earth. The cluster was discovered on 13 May 1826 by British astronomer James Dunlop.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kharchenko, N. V. et al. (2013), "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters", Astronomy & Astrophysics 558: A53, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302, Bibcode: 2013A&A...558A..53K.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Inglis, Mike (2013), Observer's Guide to Star Clusters, The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 27, ISBN 978-1461475675, Bibcode: 2013ogsc.book.....I, https://books.google.com/books?id=ewHABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA27.
- ↑ Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8. https://archive.org/details/collinsatlasofni0000dunl.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 6200 - 6249". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc62.htm#6204.
Further reading
- Carraro, Giovanni; Munari, Ulisse (2004): A multicolour CCD photometric study of the open clusters NGC 2866, Pismis 19, Westerlund 2, ESO96-SC04, NGC 5617 and NGC 6204; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 347 (2), S. 625–631
External links
- http://seds.org/
- "NGC 6204". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+6204.
- Image NGC 6204
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