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{{Short description|Globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus }} |
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{{Infobox globular cluster |
{{Infobox globular cluster |
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| name = NGC 6304 |
| name = NGC 6304 |
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| image = [[File:NGC6304atlas c.jpg|200px]] |
| image = [[File:NGC6304atlas c.jpg|200px]] |
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| credit = |
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| credit = [http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/2mass/ 2MASS] |
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| epoch = [[J2000.0]] |
| epoch = [[J2000.0]]<ref name=SIMBAD>{{cite simbad |title=NGC 6304 |access-date=2012-08-18}}</ref> |
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| ra = {{RA|17|14|32.25}} <ref name=SIMBAD/> |
| ra = {{RA|17|14|32.25}} <ref name=SIMBAD/> |
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| dec = {{DEC|-29|27|43.3}} <ref name=SIMBAD/> |
| dec = {{DEC|-29|27|43.3}} <ref name=SIMBAD/> |
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|url=http://spider.seds.org/spider/MWGC/n6304.html |
|url=http://spider.seds.org/spider/MWGC/n6304.html |
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|work=[[SEDS]] |
|work=[[SEDS]] |
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|access-date=2012-08-18 |
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| constellation = [[Ophiuchus]] |
| constellation = [[Ophiuchus]]<ref name=DOCdb/> |
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| dist_ly = 19.2 kly <ref name=SEDS/> |
| dist_ly = 19.2 kly <ref name=SEDS/> |
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| dist_pc = |
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| appmag_v = 9.03 <ref name=SIMBAD/> |
| appmag_v = 9.03 <ref name=SIMBAD/> |
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| size_v = |
| size_v = 3.8' |
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|url=http://gclusters.altervista.org/cluster_4.php?ggc=NGC+6304 |
|url=http://gclusters.altervista.org/cluster_4.php?ggc=NGC+6304 |
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|title=NGC 6304 |
|title=NGC 6304 |
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|access-date=2012-08-18 |
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| metal_fe = -0.45 <ref name=aVgGCdb/> |
| metal_fe = -0.45 <ref name=aVgGCdb/> |
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| last1=Forbes | first1=D. A. |
| last1=Forbes | first1=D. A. |
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| last2=Bridges | first2=T. |
| last2=Bridges | first2=T. |
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| date=2010 |
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| title=Accreted versus in situ Milky Way globular clusters |
| title=Accreted versus in situ Milky Way globular clusters |
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| journal=[[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society]] |
| journal=[[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society]] |
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| volume=404 | issue=3 | pages= |
| volume=404 | issue=3 | pages=1203–1214 |
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| arxiv=1001.4289 |
| arxiv=1001.4289 |
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| bibcode=2010MNRAS.404.1203F |
| bibcode=2010MNRAS.404.1203F |
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| doi=10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x |
| doi=10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x |
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| s2cid=51825384 |
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| notes = |
| notes = |
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| names = |
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| names = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 6304,<ref name=SIMBAD/> C 1711-294,<ref name=SIMBAD/> VDBH 216,<ref name=SIMBAD/> [[European Southern Observatory|ESO]] 454-2,<ref name=SIMBAD/> ESO 454-SC 002,<ref name=NED> |
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Bennett 90,<ref name=DOCdb/><br> |
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C 1711-294,<ref name=SIMBAD/><br> |
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[[European Southern Observatory|ESO]] 454-2,<ref name=SIMBAD/><br> |
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{{nowrap|ESO 454-SC 002}},<ref name=NED> |
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{{cite web |
{{cite web |
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|work=[[NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database]] |
|work=[[NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database]] |
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|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+6304&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES |
|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+6304&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES |
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|title=NGC 6304 |
|title=NGC 6304 |
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|access-date=2012-08-18 |
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}}</ref> GCl 56,<ref name=SIMBAD/> Bennett 90,<ref name=DOCdb/> I 147,<ref name=DOCdb/> h 3670,<ref name=DOCdb/> GC 4275<ref name=DOCdb/> |
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GC 4275,<ref name=DOCdb/><br> |
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GCl 56,<ref name=SIMBAD/><br> |
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h 3670,<ref name=DOCdb/><br> |
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I 147,<ref name=DOCdb/><br> |
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[[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 6304,<ref name=SIMBAD/><br> |
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VDBH 216<ref name=SIMBAD/> |
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'''NGC 6304''' is a [[globular cluster]] in the constellation [[Ophiuchus]]. [[William Herschel]] discovered this [[star cluster]] using an {{convert|18.5|in|cm|adj=on}} [[f-number|f/13]] [[speculum]] [[reflector telescope|reflector]] [[telescope]] in 1786.<ref name=DOCdb> |
'''NGC 6304''' is a [[globular cluster]] in the constellation [[Ophiuchus]]. [[William Herschel]] discovered this [[star cluster]] using an {{convert|18.5|in|cm|adj=on}} [[f-number|f/13]] [[speculum metal|speculum]] [[reflector telescope|reflector]] [[telescope]] in 1786.<ref name=DOCdb> |
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{{cite web |
{{cite web |
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| title=NGC 6304 |
| title=NGC 6304 |
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| url=http://www.docdb.net/show_object.php?id=ngc_6304 |
| url=http://www.docdb.net/show_object.php?id=ngc_6304 |
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| work=[[Deep Sky Observer's Companion on-line database]] |
| work=[[Deep Sky Observer's Companion on-line database]] |
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| access-date=2012-08-17 |
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}}</ref> It is about 19,000 [[light-years]] away, near the [[Milky Way]]'s central bulge.<ref> |
}}</ref> It is about 19,000 [[light-years]] away, near the [[Milky Way]]'s central bulge.<ref> |
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{{Citation |
{{Citation |
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| last1=Crossen |
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| last2=Rhemann |
| first1=C. |
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| last2=Rhemann |
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| first2=G. |
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| date=2004 |
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| title=Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes |
| title=Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes |
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| page=[https://archive.org/details/springer_10.1007-978-3-7091-0626-6/page/254 254] |
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| page=254 |
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| publisher=[[Springer-Verlag]] |
| publisher=[[Springer-Verlag]] |
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| isbn=3-211-00851- |
| isbn=978-3-211-00851-5 |
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| url=https://archive.org/details/springer_10.1007-978-3-7091-0626-6/page/254 |
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[[File:NGC 6304 WFC3 275 336 438 Wiki.jpg|thumb|left|Globular cluster NGC 6304, by [[Hubble Space Telescope|HST]] (WFC3).]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{commons category-inline}} |
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* [[NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database|NED]] – [http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC%206304 NGC 6304] |
* [[NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database|NED]] – [http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC%206304 NGC 6304] |
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* [[Students for the Exploration and Development of Space|SEDS]] – [http:// |
* [[Students for the Exploration and Development of Space|SEDS]] – [http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?6304 NGC 6304] |
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* [[SIMBAD]] – [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/sim-id.pl?Ident=NGC%206304 NGC 6304] |
* [[SIMBAD]] – [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/sim-id.pl?Ident=NGC%206304 NGC 6304] |
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* [[VizieR]] – [http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-S?NGC%206304 NGC 6304] |
* [[VizieR]] – [http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-S?NGC%206304 NGC 6304] |
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[[Category:Globular clusters]] |
[[Category:Globular clusters]] |
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[[Category:Ophiuchus |
[[Category:Ophiuchus]] |
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[[Category:NGC objects|6304]] |
[[Category:NGC objects|6304]] |
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Revision as of 12:21, 14 May 2023
NGC 6304 | |
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Observation data (J2000.0[1] epoch) | |
Class | VI [2] |
Constellation | Ophiuchus[3] |
Right ascension | 17h 14m 32.25s [1] |
Declination | −29° 27′ 43.3″ [1] |
Distance | 19.2 kly [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.03 [1] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 3.8' |
Physical characteristics | |
VHB | 16.25 [4] |
Metallicity | = -0.45 [4] dex |
Estimated age | ~12.3 Gyr[5] |
Other designations | Bennett 90,[3] C 1711-294,[1] |
NGC 6304 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. William Herschel discovered this star cluster using an 18.5-inch (47 cm) f/13 speculum reflector telescope in 1786.[3] It is about 19,000 light-years away, near the Milky Way's central bulge.[7]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/NGC_6304_WFC3_275_336_438_Wiki.jpg/220px-NGC_6304_WFC3_275_336_438_Wiki.jpg)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NGC 6304". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ^ a b "NGC 6304". SEDS. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ^ a b c d e f "NGC 6304". Deep Sky Observer's Companion on-line database. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ a b "NGC 6304". A Galactic Globular Cluster Database. Version 11.12. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
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Forbes, D. A.; Bridges, T. (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. S2CID 51825384.
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: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ "NGC 6304". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ^ Crossen, C.; Rhemann, G. (2004), Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes, Springer-Verlag, p. 254, ISBN 978-3-211-00851-5
External links
Media related to NGC 6304 at Wikimedia Commons
- NED – NGC 6304
- SEDS – NGC 6304
- SIMBAD – NGC 6304
- VizieR – NGC 6304