VVV CL001
Globular Cluster Candidate VVV CL001,
in Sagittarius
- RA:
- 17 : 54 : 42.5
- Dec:
- -24 : 00 : 53
- Distance from Sun:
- 52.2 kly
- Distance from Galactic Center:
- 31.6 kly
- Apparent Diameter:
- arc min
- Brightness:
- mag
- Radial Velocity:
-
- Diameter:
-
- Abs. Mag:
-
Discovered by Minniti et.al. in 2010.
.. more to come soon ..
References:
- D. Minniti, M. Hempel, I. Toledo, V.D. Ivanov,
J. Alonso-Garcia, R.K. Saito, M. Catelan, D. Geisler, A. Jordán,
J. Borissova, M. Zoccali, R. Kurtev, G. Carraro, B. Barbuy, J. Clariá,
M. Rejkuba, J. Emerson, and C. Moni Bidin, 2011.
Discovery of VVV CL001. A low-mass globular cluster next to UKS 1 in the
direction of the Galactic bulge.
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 527, pp. 81-84 (03/2011).
[ADS: 2011A&A...527A..81M] -
[Preprint: arXiv:1012.2450 [astro-ph.GA]].
Discovery announce of VVV CL001.
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