Messier 62
E489452
Messier 62 is a bright, densely concentrated globular star cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its rich stellar population and asymmetrical appearance.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Messier object
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NGC object ⓘ astronomical object ⓘ deep-sky object ⓘ globular star cluster ⓘ |
| angularSize | 15 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 6.5 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | dark skies with binoculars ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn |
early summer
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueEntry |
Messier catalogue
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New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concentrationClass | IV ⓘ |
| contains |
RR Lyrae variable stars
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X-ray sources ⓘ blue straggler stars ⓘ millisecond pulsars ⓘ |
| coreRadius | about 0.22 arcminutes ⓘ |
| declination | −30° 06′ 49″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1771 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | about 22,000 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromGalacticCenter | about 6,100 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | +7.32° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 353.57° ⓘ |
| halfLightRadius | about 1.03 arcminutes ⓘ |
| hasAbsoluteMagnitudeV | about −9.18 ⓘ |
| hasAge | about 11–13 billion years ⓘ |
| hasColorIndexBminusV | about 0.80 ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
M62
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NGC 6266 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMass | several hundred thousand solar masses ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
asymmetrical
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highly concentrated core ⓘ |
| hasProperty | rich stellar population ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation | Population II stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
asymmetrical appearance due to proximity to Galactic center
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high central stellar density ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Milky Way halo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Ophiuchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicityFeH | −1.18 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 17h 01m 13s ⓘ |
| visibleFromHemisphere |
Southern Hemisphere
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low northern latitudes ⓘ |
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