GLIMPSE-C02 (Mercer 3)

Globular Cluster GLIMPSE-C02 (Mercer 3), in Sagittarius
RA:
18:18:30.5
Dec:
-16:58:38
Distance from Sun:
17.9 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
9.8 kly
Apparent Diameter:
arc min
Brightness:
mag vis
Radial Velocity:
+/- km/s
Diameter:
ly
Abs. Mag:
Mag vis
Discovered by Kurtev et.al. in 2008 with the Spitzer Space Telescope.
Independently found by Strader and Kobulnicky in 2008.

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