Mercer 5

RA:

18:23:19

Dec:

-13:40.0

Distance from Sun:

17.9 kly

Distance from Galactic Center:

Apparent Diameter:

1.2 arc min

Brightness:

- mag (vis)

Radial Velocity:

Diameter:

Abs. Mag:

Discovered by Longmore et.al. in 2011.

.. more to come soon ..

References:

• A.J. Longmore et.al., 2011. Mercer 5: a probable new globular cluster in the Galactic bulge. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 416, Issue 1, pp. 465-478 (Sep 2011) [ADS: 2011MNRAS.416..465L]. Discovery announce of candidate GC Mercer 5 ([MCM2005b] 5)
• E.P. Mercer et.al., 2005 New Star Clusters Discovered in the GLIMPSE Survey. Astrophysical Journal, Volume 635, Issue 1, pp. 560-569 (Dec 2005) [ADS: 2005ApJ...635..560M]