NGC 6388 (other designations - GCL 70 , ESO 279-SC2 ) is a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpio . Located at a distance of 32 300 St. years from the sun.
| NGC 6388 | |
|---|---|
| Star cluster | |
 | |
| Research history | |
| Discoverer | |
| opening date | May 13, 1826 |
| Designations | NGC 6388 , GCL 70 , ESO 279-SC2 |
| Observational data ( Age J2000.0 ) | |
| Type of | Type III globular cluster |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Distance | and |
| Visible magnitude (V) | 6.8 |
| Visible Dimensions (V) | 10.4 ' |
| Constellation | Scorpio |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | |
This object is one of those listed in the original edition of the New General Catalog .
See also
- List of Messier objects
- New shared directory
Links
- Information in English and French from the original “ New General Catalog ”
- Information (Eng.) From the Revised New General Catalog
- SIMBAD
- VizieR (English)
- NASA / IPAC Extragalactic Database
- List of NGC 6388 publications
- ↑ 1 2 Harris W. E. A catalog of parameters for globular clusters in the Milky Way // Astron. J. / J. G. III - IOP Publishing , 1996. - Vol. 112, Iss. 4. - P. 1487. - ISSN 0004-6256 ; 1538-3881 - doi: 10.1086 / 118116
- ↑ Forbes DA, Lasky P., Graham AW et al. Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals // Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. / D. Flower - OUP , 2008. - Vol. 389. - P. 1924-1936. - ISSN 0035-8711 ; 1365-2966 - doi: 10.1111 / j.1365-2966.2008.13739.x