NGC 5824

NGC 5824
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Lupus
Right ascension 15h 3m 58.6s[1]
Declination –33° 04 07[1]
Distance 104.4 kly
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.09
Apparent dimensions (V) 6.2
Physical characteristics
Metallicity \begin{smallmatrix}\left[{Fe}/{H}\right]\end{smallmatrix} = –1.60[2] dex
Estimated age 12.80 Gyr[2]
Other designations ESO 387-SC 001[1]
NGC 5824 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope

NGC 5824 is a globular cluster in the constellation Lupus, almost on its western border with Centaurus. Astronomers James Dunlop (1826), John Herschel (1831) and E.E. Barnard (1882) all claim to have independently discovered the cluster. It is condensed and may be observed with small telescopes, but larger apertures are required to resolve its stellar core.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5824. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. "NGC 5824 [Archive]". Retrieved June 18, 2011.
  4. "Deep-Sky Wonders". Sky & Telescope (Sky Publishing): 226. August 1992.

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Coordinates: 15h 03m 58.6s, −33° 04′ 07″


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