NGC 6380

NGC 6380 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel on 29 June 1834. It is at a distance of about 35,500 light years away from earth.[4] NGC 6380 was initially characterized as an open cluster, and given the designation Pişmiş 25, however later in 1950, the American astronomer A. David Thackeray found that it is actually a globular cluster.[2]

NGC 6380
NGC 6380 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Credit: NASA/ESA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationScorpius
Right ascension17h 34m 28.00s[1]
Declination−39° 04′ 09.0″[1]
Distance35,500 ly (10,900 pc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.31[3]
Apparent dimensions (V)12.1′ × 12.1′[2]
Physical characteristics
Metallicity = -0.75[3] dex
Other designationsGCl 68, Tonantzintla 1, Pişmiş 25[1]

See also

References
  1. "NGC 6380". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. Hartmut Frommert. "NGC 6380 - Hartmut Frommert - SEDS". SEDS. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. William E. Harris. "Catalog of Parameters for Milky Way Globular Clusters". Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. "NGC 6380 (= GCL 68)". cseligman. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  • Media related to NGC 6380 at Wikimedia Commons


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