Reticulum Globular Cluster

RA:

04 : 36.2

Dec:

-58 : 52

Distance from Sun:

160 kly

Distance from Galactic Center:

kly

Apparent Diameter:

1.7 arc min

Brightness:

14.25 mag vis

Radial Velocity:

+242 km/s

Diameter:

Abs. Mag:

This globular had been considered at times to belong to the system of our Milky Way galaxy as an outlying member, although its distant is roughly the same as that of the Large Magellanic Cloud; one reason is its separation of about 10 degrees from that dwarf galaxy. However, it seems now quite probable that the Reticulum Globular is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud's halo (e.g., Walker 1992).

Once, this object had also been considered a candidate for a nearby galaxy, dubbed Reticulum Dwarf.

References:

• R.G Gratton and S. Ortolani, 1987. A&AS, Vol. 71, p. 131.
• M. Monelli, , 2002. Multiwavelength Time Series Data on the LMC Cluster Reticulum. In: Giampaolo Campo, George Meylan, George Djorgovski and Marco Riello (eds.), New Horizons in Globular Cluster Astronomy. ASP Conference Series, Vol. ??? (2002). Preprint: astro-ph/0210650.
• K.A.G. Olsen, P.W. Hodge, M. Mateo, E.W. Olszewski, R.A. Schommer, N.B. Suntzeff and A.R. Walker, 1998. MNRAS, Vol. 300, p. 665.
• A.R. Walker, 1992. Astronomical Journal, Vol. 103, p. 1166.