NGC 6287

RA:

17:05:09.13

Dec:

-22:42:30.1

Distance from Sun:

30.6 kly

Distance from Galactic Center:

6.8 kly

Apparent Diameter:

5.1 arc min

Brightness:

9.35 mag vis

Radial Velocity:

-288.7 +/- 3.5 km/s

Diameter:

ly

Abs. Mag:

-7.36 Mag vis

William Herschel discovered this globular in 1784 and cataloged it as H II.195.

The image in this page was obtained by Martin Germano.

• Catalog of Variable Stars in NGC 6287 (Christine Clement)