Ruprecht 101, FSR 1603

Globular Cluster Candidate Rup 101 (FSR 1603), in Crux

RA:
12:09:45
Dec:
-62:59:49
Distance from Sun:
kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
kly
Apparent Diameter:
15.0 arc min
Brightness:
13.0 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
Diameter:
Abs. Mag:
Discovered by J. Ruprecht in 1961.
Classified as globular cluster candidate by Froebrich et.al. (2007).

Ruprecht 101 (or Ru 101, Rup 101) was discovered on photographic plates taken at the Boyden Observatory, South Africa, and first cataloged as open clusters. Ruprecht (1966) describes it as open cluster of Trumpler class III3p. Froebrich et.al. (2007) have included it in their list of nine new globular cluster candidates.

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