GLIMPSE-C01

Globular Cluster GLIMPSE-C01, in Aquila

RA:: 18:48:49.7
Dec:: -01:29:50
Distance from Sun:: 13.7 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:: 16.0 kly
Apparent Diameter:: arc min
Brightness:: 22.24 mag vis
Radial Velocity:: +/- km/s
Diameter:: ly
Abs. Mag:: -5.91 Mag vis

Discovered by Kobulnicky et.al. in 2004 with the Spitzer Space Telescope.

This globular cluster would be a most impressive naked-eye object, unless it would be hidden behind vast amount of obscuring interstellar matter, mainly dust. Because of this, it was only discovered in 2004 with the Spitzer Space Telescope.

The discovery of globular cluster GLIMPSE-C01

References:

Henry Kobulnicky, B.L. Babler, T.M. Bania, R.A. Benjamin, B.A. Buckalew, R. Canterna, E. Churchwell, D. Clemens, M. Cohen, J.M. Darnel, J.M. Dickey, R. Indebetouw, J.M. Jackson, A. Kutyrev, A.P. Marston, J.S. Mathis, M.R. Meade, E.P. Mercer, A.J. Monson, J.P. Norris, M.J. Pierce, R. Shah, J.R. Stauffer, S.R. Stolovy, B. Uzpen, C. Watson, B.A. Whitney, M.J. Wolff, and M.G. Wolfire, 2004. Newfound Star Cluster may be final Milky Way 'Fossil.' Spitzer Science Center News Release 2004-16.
Henry A. Kobulnicky, A.J. Monson, B.A. Buckalew, J.M. Darnel, B. Uzpen, M.R. Meade, B.L. Babler, R. Indebetouw, B.A. Whitney, C. Watson, E. Churchwell, M.G. Wolfire, M.J. Wolff, D.P. Clemens, R. Shah, T.M. Bania, R.A. Benjamin, M. Cohen, J.M. Dickey, J.M. Jackson, A.P. Marston, J.S. Mathis, E.P. Mercer, J.R. Stauffer, S.R. Stolovy, J.P. Norris, A. Kutyrev, R. Canterna, and M.J. Pierce, 2005. Discovery of a New Low-latitude Milky Way Globular Cluster Using GLIMPSE. Astronomical Journal, Vol. 129, No. 1, pp. 239-250 (January 2005) [ADS: 2005AJ....129..239K]

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