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.
.. more to come soon
References:
- R. Kurtev, V.D. Ivanov, J. Borissova, and
S. Ortolani, 2008.
Obscured clusters. II. GLIMPSE-C02 - A new metal rich globular cluster in
the Milky Way.
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 489, issue 2, pp. 583-587.
[ADS: 2008A&A...489..583K] -
[Preprint: arxiv:0808.1565[astro-ph]]
- E.P. Mercer et.al., 2005
New Star Clusters Discovered in the GLIMPSE Survey.
Astrophysical Journal, Volume 635, Issue 1, pp. 560-569 (Dec 2005)
[ADS: 2005ApJ...635..560M]
- Jay Strader and Henry A. Kobulnicky, 2008.
A Probable New Globular Cluster in the Galactic Disk.
Astronomical Journal, Volume 136, Issue 5, pp. 2102-2106 (Nov 2008)
[ADS: 2008AJ....136.2102S] --
[Preprint: arXiv:0808.1719 [astro-ph]].
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