NGC 5053
Globular cluster NGC 5053 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Berenike's hair |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 13 h 16 m 27.0 s |
declination | + 17 ° 41 ′ 52 ″ |
Appearance | |
Concentration class | XI |
Brightness (visual) | 9.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 10.0 |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Milky Way |
Radial velocity | +44 km / s |
distance | 53.5 ly |
Absolute brightness | −6.7 mag |
diameter | 160 ly |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | March 14, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5053 • C 1313 + 179 • GCl 23 • IRAS 267 • GC 3472 • h 1569 • Cr 267 • H VI 7 |
NGC 5053 is a 9.8 mag bright globular cluster in the constellation Haar der Berenike . Its distance is 53,500 light years . Compared to other globular clusters, its stars are much less concentrated, as NGC 5053 only has 3,500 stars over a diameter of about 160 light years . In the night sky it is about 1 ° east of M53 .
NGC 5053 was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 14, 1784 .
Web links
- Deep-Sky Corner
- Spektrum .de: amateur recordings [1]