| NGC 6366 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6366 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension | 17h 27m 44.3s |
| Declination | −05° 04′ 36″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.5 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 13.0' |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude | -5.47 |
| Metallicity | = = −0.60±0.03[1] dex |
| Other designations | GCL 65 |
NGC 6366 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated as XI in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the German astronomer Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke on 12 April 1860.[2] It is at a distance of 11,700 light years away from Earth.[3][4][5][6]
NGC 6366 is similar in composition to M 71 or NGC 6342.[7] It is metal-rich for a globular cluster, and all of its stars appears to have formed in the same epoch.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Puls, Arthur A.; Alves-Brito, Alan; Campos, Fabíola; Dias, Bruno; Barbuy, Beatriz (2018), "Chemical analysis of eight giant stars of the globular cluster NGC 6366", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 476: 690–704, arXiv:1801.09968, doi:10.1093/mnras/sty267
- ^ "NGC 6366 (= GCL 65)". cseligman. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6366". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6366". Seds. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "NGC 6366". Seds. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "The globular cluster NGC 6366". In-the-sky. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Johnson, Christian I.; Caldwell, Nelson; Rich, R. Michael; Pilachowski, Catherine A.; Hsyu, Tiffany (2016), "The Chemical Composition of Red Giant Branch Stars in the Galactic Globular Clusters NGC 6342 and NGC 6366", The Astronomical Journal, 152 (1): 21, arXiv:1606.08491, Bibcode:2016AJ....152...21J, doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/1/21, S2CID 19812549
External links
Media related to NGC 6366 at Wikimedia Commons
 | This star cluster–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |