NGC 6284

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]

NGC 6284
NGC 6284 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Credit: NASA/ESA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ClassIX
ConstellationOphiuchus
Right ascension 17h 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

References
  1. "NGC 6284". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  2. "NGC 6284". Seds. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. "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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