NGC 1261

NGC 1261
NGC 1261 recorded with the ESO's New Technology Telescope at La Silla, Chile
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Class	II[1]
Right ascension	03^h 12^m 16.21^s[2]
Declination	–55° 12′ 58.4″[2]
Distance	53.5 kly (16.4 kpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	8.3
Apparent dimensions (V)	12.9′
Physical characteristics
Mass	3.41×10^5[4] M☉
Metallicity	$\begin{smallmatrix}\left[{Fe}/{H}\right]\end{smallmatrix}$ = –1.08[5] dex
Estimated age	10.24 Gyr[5]
Other designations	GCL 5, ESO 155-SC11, Caldwell 87

NGC 1261, also known as Caldwell 87, is a globular cluster in the constellation Horologium, first discovered by James Dunlop in 1826.

References

1. Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (August 1927), "A Classification of Globular Clusters", Harvard College Observatory Bulletin (849): 11–14, Bibcode:1927BHarO.849...11S.
2. Goldsbury, Ryan; et al. (December 2010), "The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. X. New Determinations of Centers for 65 Clusters", The Astronomical Journal 140 (6): 1830–1837, arXiv:1008.2755, Bibcode:2010AJ....140.1830G, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/140/6/1830.
3. Paust, Nathaniel E. Q.; et al. (February 2010), "The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. VIII. Effects of Environment on Globular Cluster Global Mass Functions", The Astronomical Journal 139 (2): 476–491, Bibcode:2010AJ....139..476P, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/139/2/476.
4. Boyles, J.; et al. (November 2011), "Young Radio Pulsars in Galactic Globular Clusters", The Astrophysical Journal 742 (1): 51, arXiv:1108.4402, Bibcode:2011ApJ...742...51B, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/742/1/51
5. Forbes, Duncan A.; Bridges, Terry (May 2010), "Accreted versus in situ Milky Way globular clusters", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 404 (3): 1203–1214, arXiv:1001.4289, Bibcode:2010MNRAS.404.1203F, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x.

External links

• NGC 1261 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• SEDS
• NASA data
• Photometry paper
• Globular Clusters Database