Astronomy:NGC 5927

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Short description: Globular cluster in the constellation Lupus
NGC 5927
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The globular cluster NGC 5927 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ClassVIII
ConstellationLupus
Right ascension 15h 28m 00.69s[1]
Declination−50° 40′ 22.9″[1]
Distance25.1 kly
(7.7 kpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)8.86[1]
Physical characteristics
Radius6.0' x 6.0'[2]
Metallicity[math]\displaystyle{ \begin{smallmatrix}\left[\ce{Fe}/\ce{H}\right]\end{smallmatrix} }[/math] = -0.49[3] dex
Other designationsGCl 35, GCRV 5278 E, VDBH 173[1]
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

NGC 5927 is a globular cluster in the constellation Lupus. NGC 5927 has a diameter of about 12 arcminutes and an apparent magnitude of +8.86. Its Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class is VIII,[2] and it contains stars of magnitude 15 and dimmer.

The globular cluster was discovered by the astronomer James Dunlop in 1826 and was also observed in 1834 by John Herschel.[4]

NGC 5927 is relatively metal-rich for a globular cluster, and may have multiple generations of stars.[5]

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