TJ 15

RA:

17:18:31

Dec:

-26:17.9

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This object was discovered by Terzan and Ju in 1980 and described as "Nebulosity of circular shape with decreasing intensity from the centre to the edge. Could it be the nucleus of a globular cluster?" (Terzan, Ju 1980). It is also listed as presumable a globular cluster in Webbink (1985) and several publications to about 2000, but eventually still not confirmed as a real object.

References:

• A. Terzan and K.H. Ju, 1980. A Photometric Study of the Bright Cloud B in Sagittarius - Part Three. ESO Messenger No. 20, p. 6 [ADS: 1980Msngr..20....6T]
• R.F. Webbink, 1985. Structure parameters of galactic globular clusters. In: Dynamics of star clusters; Proceedings of the Symposium, Princeton, NJ, May 29-June 1, 1984. Dordrecht, D. Reidel Publishing Co., pp. 541-577 [ADS: 1985IAUS..113..541W]