Messier 19
E482188
Messier 19 is a highly elongated globular star cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for being one of the most oblate known globular clusters in the Milky Way.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
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NGC object ⓘ astronomical object ⓘ globular star cluster ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | −9.2 (approx) ⓘ |
| angularSize | 17 arcminutes (approx) ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 6.8 ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Messier catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
GCl 45
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M19 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6273 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreRadius | about 0.7 arcminutes ⓘ |
| declination | −26° 16′ (approx) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1764 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | 28000 light-years (approx) ⓘ |
| distanceFromGalacticCenter | 6500 light-years (approx) ⓘ |
| ellipticity | high compared to typical globular clusters ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | +6.0° (approx) ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | +356.9° (approx) ⓘ |
| halfLightRadius | about 1.3 arcminutes ⓘ |
| hasShape | elliptical ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation | Population II stars ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAffectedBy | interstellar extinction ⓘ |
| isHighlyElongated | true ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | Harris catalogue of globular clusters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedNear | Galactic center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOblate | true ⓘ |
| isObservedIn |
infrared wavelengths
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optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| isOneOfMostOblateGlobularClustersIn | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Milky Way globular cluster system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRichIn | old, metal-poor stars ⓘ |
| isVisibleFromEarthWith | binoculars under dark skies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galactic bulge region
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Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Ophiuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | about 1.1×10^6 solar masses ⓘ |
| metallicityFeH | −1.5 (approx) ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 17h 02m (approx) ⓘ |
| showsDifferentialReddening | true ⓘ |
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