Koposov 1

RA:

11:59:18.5

Dec:

+12:15:36

Distance from Sun:

157.5 kly

Distance from Galactic Center:

160.7 kly

Apparent Diameter:

arc min

Brightness:

17.10 mag vis

Radial Velocity:

+/- km/s

Diameter:

c. 10 ly

Abs. Mag:

-4.25 Mag vis

Discovered by Koposov et.al. 2007.

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References:

• S. Koposov, J.T.A. de Jong, H.-W. Rix, D.B. Zucker, N.W. Evans, G. Gilmore, M.J. Irwin, E.F. Bell, 2007. The discovery of two extremely low luminosity Milky Way globular clusters. The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 669, Issue 1, pp. 337-342 (Novebmer 2007) [ADS: 2007ApJ...669..337K] - [Preprint: arXiv:0706.0019[astro-ph]]