NGC 5824

NGC 5824
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Lupus
Right ascension	15^h 3^m 58.6^s^[1]
Declination	–33° 04′ 07″^[1]
Distance	104.4 kly
Apparent magnitude (V)	9.09
Apparent dimensions (V)	6.2'
Physical characteristics
Metallicity	${\begin{smallmatrix}\left[{\ce {Fe}}/{\ce {H}}\right]\end{smallmatrix}}$ = –1.60^[2] dex
Estimated age	12.80 Gyr^[2]
Other designations	ESO 387-SC 001^[1]

NGC 5824 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope

NGC 5824 is a globular cluster in the constellation Lupus, almost on its western border with Centaurus. Astronomers James Dunlop (1826), John Herschel (1831) and E.E. Barnard (1882) all claim to have independently discovered the cluster. It is condensed and may be observed with small telescopes, but larger apertures are required to resolve its stellar core.^[3]^[4]

References

1 2 3 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 5824. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
1 2 Forbes, Duncan A.; Bridges, Terry (May 2010), "Accreted versus in situ Milky Way globular clusters", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 404 (3): 1203–1214, arXiv:1001.4289, Bibcode:2010MNRAS.404.1203F, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x.
↑ "NGC 5824 [Archive]". Retrieved June 18, 2011.
↑ "Deep-Sky Wonders". Sky & Telescope. Sky Publishing: 226. August 1992.

External links

NGC 5824 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

Coordinates: 15^h 03^m 58.6^s, −33° 04′ 07″

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