VVV CL004
Globular Cluster Candidate VVV CL004,
in Ophiuchus
- RA:
- 17 : 54 : 31.91
- Dec:
- -22 : 13 : 37.8
- Distance from Sun:
- kly
- Distance from Galactic Center:
- kly
- Apparent Diameter:
- arc min
- Brightness:
- mag
- Radial Velocity:
-
- Diameter:
-
- Abs. Mag:
-
Discovered by Moni Bidin et.al. in 2011.
This one proved to be probably just a stellar density fluctuation and no
cluster at all.
.. more to come soon ..
References:
- C. Moni Bidin, F. Mauro, D. Geisler, D. Minniti,
M. Catelan, M. Hempel, E. Valenti, A.A.R. Valcarce, J. Alonso-Garcia,
J. Borissova, G. Carraro, P. Lucas, A.-N. Chené, M. Zoccali,
R.G. Kurtev, 2011.
Three Galactic globular cluster candidates.
Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
[ADS: 2011A&A...535A..33M] -
[Preprint: arXiv:1109.1854 [astro-ph.GA]]
Discovery announce of VVV CL002 (GC), VVV CL003 (probable OC), and
VVV CL004 (no cluster).
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