NGC 5927

NGC 5927 is a globular cluster in the constellation Lupus. NGC 5927 has a diameter of about 12 arcminutes and an apparent magnitude of +8.86. Its Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class is VIII,[2] and it contains stars of magnitude 15 and dimmer.

NGC 5927
The globular cluster NGC 5927
Credit: HST
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ClassVIII
ConstellationLupus
Right ascension15h 28m 00.69s[1]
Declination−50° 40 22.9[1]
Distance25.1 kly
(7.7 kpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)8.86[1]
Physical characteristics
Radius6.0' x 6.0'[2]
Metallicity = -0.49[3] dex
Other designationsGCl 35, GCRV 5278 E, VDBH 173[1]

The globular cluster was discovered by the astronomer James Dunlop in 1826 with a 9-inch telescope and later by John Louis Emil Dreyer in the New General Catalog.[2]

References

  1. "NGC 5927". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. "NGC 5927". Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. "A Galactic Globular Clusters Database: NGC 5927". Retrieved 8 January 2017.


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