NGC 6304

RA:

17:14:32.25

Dec:

-29:27:43.3

Distance from Sun:

19.2 kly

Distance from Galactic Center:

7.5 kly

Apparent Diameter:

6.8 arc min

Brightness:

8.22 mag vis

Radial Velocity:

-107.3 +/- 3.6 km/s

Diameter:

ly

Abs. Mag:

-7.30 Mag vis

Globular Cluster NGC 6304 was discovered by William Herschel in 1786 and cataloged by him as H I.147.

The image in this page is an IR image obtained within the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). This image is from the 2MASS Atlas. It is a false-color image, with colors representing different IR bands: J band (1.2 micron) is represented blue, H (1.6 micron) green, and Ks light (2.2 micron) red.

• Catalog of Variable Stars in NGC 6304 (Christine Clement)