NGC 6541

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NGC 6541
观测数据(J2000 历元)
分类III[1]
星座南冕座
赤经18h 08m 02.36s[2]
赤纬–43° 42′ 53.6″[2]
距离22.8 kly(7.0 kpc[3]
视星等 (V)6.3
视直径(V)15′
物理性质
Mass5.72×105[4] M
金属量–1.53[5] dex
估计年龄129.3 亿岁[5]
其它名称科德韦尔 78
参见:球状星团球状星团表

NGC 6541是位于南天南冕座的一个球状星团,估计它的年龄大约是130亿岁[6]

这个星团是义大利天文学家Nicolò Cacciatore(1780 - 1841)于1826年3月19日在帕洛玛山天文台发现的。詹姆士·邓洛普(1793 - 1848)在同年的7月3日也独立发现这个星团。

参考资料[编辑]

  1. ^ Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B., A Classification of Globular Clusters, Harvard College Observatory Bulletin, August 1927, (849): 11–14, Bibcode:1927BHarO.849...11S. 
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 Goldsbury, Ryan; et al, The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. X. New Determinations of Centers for 65 Clusters, The Astronomical Journal, December 2010, 140 (6): 1830–1837, Bibcode:2010AJ....140.1830G, arXiv:1008.2755可免费查阅, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/140/6/1830. 
  3. ^ Paust, Nathaniel E. Q.; et al, The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. VIII. Effects of Environment on Globular Cluster Global Mass Functions, The Astronomical Journal, February 2010, 139 (2): 476–491, Bibcode:2010AJ....139..476P, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/139/2/476. 
  4. ^ Boyles, J.; et al, Young Radio Pulsars in Galactic Globular Clusters, The Astrophysical Journal, November 2011, 742 (1): 51, Bibcode:2011ApJ...742...51B, arXiv:1108.4402可免费查阅, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/742/1/51. 
  5. ^ 5.0 5.1 Forbes, Duncan A.; Bridges, Terry, Accreted versus in situ Milky Way globular clusters, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, May 2010, 404 (3): 1203–1214, Bibcode:2010MNRAS.404.1203F, arXiv:1001.4289可免费查阅, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x. 
  6. ^ O'Meara, Stephen James. Deep-Sky Companions: The Secret Deep. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. 2011: 322 [2014-08-24]. ISBN 0521198763. (原始内容存档于2014-08-26). 

外部链接[编辑]

天球赤道座标星图 18h 08m 02s,−43° 53′ 00″