Messier 80
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Messier 80 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its rich population of stars and high central concentration.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
ⓘ
deep-sky object ⓘ globular star cluster ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −8.2 ⓘ |
| age | about 12 billion years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
M80
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ⓘ
NGC 6093 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | 10.0 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 7.3 ⓘ |
| appearsAs | compact fuzzy ball of light ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn |
medium telescopes
ⓘ
small telescopes ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation |
M80
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ⓘ
NGC 6093 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralDensity | high ⓘ |
| contains |
RR Lyrae variables
ⓘ
blue straggler stars ⓘ horizontal branch stars ⓘ variable stars ⓘ |
| coreConcentration | high ⓘ |
| declination | −22° 58′ 30″ ⓘ |
| diameter | about 95 light-years ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1781 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 10,000 parsecs
ⓘ
approximately 32,600 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | +19.85° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 352.67° ⓘ |
| hasCoreCollapse | likely core-collapsed or core-collapsing ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Antares
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ⓘ
Beta Scorpii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Scorpius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGalacticHalo | true ⓘ |
| memberOf | Milky Way globular cluster system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low ⓘ |
| metallicityFeH | about −1.75 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rich population of blue stragglers
ⓘ
very high central star density ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ ultraviolet wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf |
Messier catalogue
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ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 16h 17m 02s ⓘ |
| spectralTypeDominant | old, low-mass stars ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Southern Hemisphere
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ⓘ
low northern latitudes ⓘ |
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