Astronomy:NGC 6287
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| NGC 6287 | |
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 NGC 6287 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension | 17h 05m 19.3s |
| Declination | −22° 42′ 29″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.3 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 4.80' |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude | -7.36 |
| Other designations | GCL 54 and ESO 518-SC10 |
NGC 6287 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated as VII in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel on 21 May 1784. It is at a distance of 30,300 light years away from Earth.[1][2][3][4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6287". NASA/IPAC. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6287&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6287". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6287.
- ↑ "NGC 6287 (= GCL 54)". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc62a.htm#6287.
- ↑ "NGC 6287". http://spider.seds.org/spider/MWGC/n6287.html.
- ↑ "The globular cluster NGC 6287". https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=5054.
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