NGC 6388
|
Globular cluster NGC 6388 |
|
|---|---|
|
|
| Panoramic image of the MPG / ESO 2.2 m telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Scorpio |
|
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
|
| Right ascension | 17 h 36 m 17.4 s |
| declination | -44 ° 44 ′ 08 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Concentration class | III |
| Brightness (visual) | 6.8 likes |
| Angular expansion | 10.4 ' |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| Radial velocity | +81.2 ± 1.2 km / s |
| history | |
| discovery | James Dunlop |
| Discovery date | May 13, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6388 • C 1732-447 • GCl 70 • ESO 279-SC2 • GC 4307 • Bennett 96, h 3690 | |
NGC 6388 is a galactic globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius and is about 35,000 light years from the sun away. NGC 6388 has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.8 mag.
The property was built on May 13, 1826 by James Dunlop .
High-resolution image from the Hubble Space Telescope
Web links
- astronews.com: Picture of the day December 21, 2012