NGC 6229
E925812
NGC 6229 is a remote globular star cluster located in the constellation Hercules.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
globular cluster
ⓘ
star cluster ⓘ |
| age | ~12 billion years ⓘ |
| angularSize | 4.5 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 9.4 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestViewingSeason | Northern summer ⓘ |
| catalog |
C 1645+476
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GCl 41 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concentrationClass | V ⓘ |
| constellation | Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreRadius | 0.13 arcminutes ⓘ |
| declination | +47° 31′ 40″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1787-01-12 ⓘ |
| discoveryInstrument | reflecting telescope ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~100000 light-years
ⓘ
~30 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| epoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | +40.31° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 73.64° ⓘ |
| halfLightRadius | 0.47 arcminutes ⓘ |
| hasBlueStragglerStars | true ⓘ |
| hasHorizontalBranch | true ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | spherical ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation | old stars ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isGravitationallyBoundSystem | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Milky Way halo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity[Fe/H] | -1.43 ⓘ |
| metallicityClass | metal-poor ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 16h 46m 58.8s ⓘ |
| shapleySawyerConcentrationClass | V ⓘ |
| visibleWith | small telescope ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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