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'''NGC 6284''' is a [[globular cluster]] located in the constellation [[Ophiuchus]]. It is designated as '''IX''' in the [[Galaxy morphological classification|galaxy morphological classification scheme]] and was discovered by the German-born British astronomer [[William Herschel]] on 22 May 1784. It is at a distance of 49,900 light years away from earth.<ref name="NASA/IPAC">{{cite web|title=Object No. 1 - NGC 6284|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6284&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&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|website=NASA/IPAC extragalactic database|publisher=NASA/IPAC|accessdate=3 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=Seds>{{cite web|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 6284|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6284|website=Seds|accessdate=3 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=cseligman>{{cite web|title=NGC 6284 (= GCL 53)|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc62a.htm#6284|website=cseligman|accessdate=3 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=Seds1>{{cite web|title=NGC 6284|url=http://spider.seds.org/spider/MWGC/n6284.html|website=Seds|accessdate=3 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=In-the-sky>{{cite web|title=The globular cluster NGC 6284|url=https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=5051|website=In-the-sky|accessdate=3 October 2015}}</ref>
'''NGC 6284''' is a [[globular cluster]] located in the constellation [[Ophiuchus]]. It is designated as '''IX''' in the [[Galaxy morphological classification|galaxy morphological classification scheme]] and was discovered by the German-born British astronomer [[William Herschel]] on 22 May 1784. It is at a distance of 49,900 light years away from earth.<ref name="NASA/IPAC">{{cite web|title=Object No. 1 - NGC 6284|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+6284&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&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|website=NASA/IPAC extragalactic database|publisher=NASA/IPAC|access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=Seds>{{cite web|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 6284|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC6284|website=Seds|access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=cseligman>{{cite web|title=NGC 6284 (= GCL 53)|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc62a.htm#6284|website=cseligman|access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=Seds1>{{cite web|title=NGC 6284|url=http://spider.seds.org/spider/MWGC/n6284.html|website=Seds|access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=In-the-sky>{{cite web|title=The globular cluster NGC 6284|url=https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=5051|website=In-the-sky|access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 23:47, 25 January 2021

NGC 6284
NGC 6284 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Credit: NASA/ESA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ClassIX
ConstellationOphiuchus
Right ascension17h 04m 28.747s[1]
Declination−24° 45′ 51.22″[1]
Distance49900 ly[2] (15300 pc[2])
Apparent magnitude (V)7.43[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)6.2' × 6.2'[3]
Physical characteristics
Metallicity = -1.26[4] dex
Other designationsGCl 53, 2MASX J17042874-2445512[1]
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

NGC 6284 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated as IX in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel on 22 May 1784. It is at a distance of 49,900 light years away from earth.[5][3][6][2][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "NGC 6284". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  2. ^ a b c "NGC 6284". Seds. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6284". Seds. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. ^ William E. Harris. "Catalog of Parameters for Milky Way Globular Clusters". Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6284". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  6. ^ "NGC 6284 (= GCL 53)". cseligman. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  7. ^ "The globular cluster NGC 6284". In-the-sky. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  • Media related to NGC 6284 at Wikimedia Commons


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