Astronomy:Whiting 1
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| Whiting 1 | |
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| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 02m 57s |
| Declination | -03° 15' 10" |
| Distance | 95,900 (30600 ± 1200[1]) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.03 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.2' |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude | -2.46 |
| Radius | 33 |
| Estimated age | 5 Billion years |
| Other designations | WHI B0200-03[2] |
Whiting 1 is a globular cluster in Cetus. It is thought to be part of the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.[3] It is a metal-rich cluster.[4]
It was discovered by Alan B. Whiting, G.K.T. Hau and Mike Irwin in 2002. It was identified as a globular cluster by Giovanni Carraro in 2005.[5]
References
- ↑ "Whiting 1". https://people.smp.uq.edu.au/HolgerBaumgardt/globular/fits/whiting1.html.
- ↑ "SIMBAD". https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Whiting+1&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id.
- ↑ Carraro, G.; Zinn, R.; Moni Bidin, C.. "Whiting 1: the youngest globular cluster associated with the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy". https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2007/16/aa6825-06/aa6825-06.html.
- ↑ Valcheva, A.T.; Ovcharov, E.P.; Lalova, A.D.; Nedialkov, P.L.; Ivanov, V.D.; Carraro, G.. "Properties of the Young Milky Way globular cluster Whiting 1 from near-infrared photometry". https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/446/1/730/1334005.
- ↑ "Whiting 1: Globular Cluster Whiting 1 (WHI B0200-03), in Cetus". https://spider.seds.org/spider/MWGC/whiting1.html.
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