NGC 5139, Omega Cen

RA:

13:26:47.24

Dec:

-47:28:46.5

Distance from Sun:

17.0 kly

Distance from Galactic Center:

20.9 kly

Apparent Diameter:

36.3 arc min

Brightness:

3.68 mag vis

Radial Velocity:

+232.1 +/- 0.1 km/s

Diameter:

183 ly

Abs. Mag:

-10.26 Mag vis

Omega Centauri has been listed as a star by Ptolemy around 130 A.D., and consequently named by Bayer around 1600. Edmond Halley recognized its non-stellar nature in 1677.

The image in this page was obtained by David Malin with the 3.9-m Anglo-Australian Telescope. This images is copyrighted by the Australian Astronomical Observatory; see their usage policy.