NGC 6293 | |
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![]() NGC 6293 as seen through the
Hubble Space Telescope | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Class | IV [1] |
Constellation | Ophiuchus |
Right ascension | 17h 10m 10.42s [2] |
Declination | −26° 34′ 54.2″ [2] |
Distance | 31000 ly [1] (9500 pc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.02 [2] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 7.9′ × 7.9′ [1] |
Physical characteristics | |
Metallicity | = -1.99 [3] dex |
Other designations | GCl 55, VDBH 215 [2] |
NGC 6293 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. [4] Its Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class is IV. [1] It was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on 8 July 1885. [5] Like many other globular clusters, its distance is not well known; it may be anywhere from 31000 [1] to 52000 light-years away from Earth. [6]
NGC 6293 | |
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![]() NGC 6293 as seen through the
Hubble Space Telescope | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Class | IV [1] |
Constellation | Ophiuchus |
Right ascension | 17h 10m 10.42s [2] |
Declination | −26° 34′ 54.2″ [2] |
Distance | 31000 ly [1] (9500 pc) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.02 [2] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 7.9′ × 7.9′ [1] |
Physical characteristics | |
Metallicity | = -1.99 [3] dex |
Other designations | GCl 55, VDBH 215 [2] |
NGC 6293 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. [4] Its Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class is IV. [1] It was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on 8 July 1885. [5] Like many other globular clusters, its distance is not well known; it may be anywhere from 31000 [1] to 52000 light-years away from Earth. [6]