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NGC 6304
NGC 6304
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Class	VI
Constellation	Ophiuchus
Right ascension	17h 14m 32.25s
Declination	−29° 27′ 43.3″
Distance	19.2 kly
Apparent magnitude (V)	9.03
Apparent dimensions (V)	3.8'
Physical characteristics
VHB	16.25
Metallicity	= -0.45 dex
Estimated age	~12.3 Gyr
Other designations	Bennett 90,; C 1711-294,; ESO 454-2,; ESO 454-SC 002,; GC 4275,; GCl 56,; h 3670,; I 147,; NGC 6304,; VDBH 216
	See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

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NGC 6304 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. William Herschel discovered this star cluster using an 18.5-inch (47 cm) f/13 speculum reflector telescope in 1786.^[3] It is about 19,000 light-years away, near the Milky Way's central bulge.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "NGC 6304". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
^ ^a ^b "NGC 6304". SEDS. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "NGC 6304". Deep Sky Observer's Companion on-line database. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
^ ^a ^b "NGC 6304". A Galactic Globular Cluster Database. Version 11.12. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
^ Forbes, D. A.; Bridges, T. (2010). "Accreted versus in situ Milky Way globular clusters". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 404 (3): 1203–1214. arXiv:1001.4289. Bibcode:2010MNRAS.404.1203F. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x. S2CID 51825384.
^ "NGC 6304". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
^ Crossen, C.; Rhemann, G. (2004), Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes, Springer-Verlag, p. 254, ISBN 978-3-211-00851-5

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NED – NGC 6304
SEDS – NGC 6304
SIMBAD – NGC 6304
VizieR – NGC 6304

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[SIMBAD-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "NGC 6304". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-08-18.

[SEDS-2] "NGC 6304". SEDS. Retrieved 2012-08-18.

[DOCdb-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "NGC 6304". Deep Sky Observer's Companion on-line database. Retrieved 2012-08-17.

[aVgGCdb-4] "NGC 6304". A Galactic Globular Cluster Database. Version 11.12. Retrieved 2012-08-18.

[5] Forbes, D. A.; Bridges, T. (2010). "Accreted versus in situ Milky Way globular clusters". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 404 (3): 1203–1214. arXiv:1001.4289. Bibcode:2010MNRAS.404.1203F. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x. S2CID 51825384.

[NED-6] "NGC 6304". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2012-08-18.

[7] Crossen, C.; Rhemann, G. (2004), Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes, Springer-Verlag, p. 254, ISBN 978-3-211-00851-5

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 | name = NGC 6304
 | image = [[File:NGC6304atlas c.jpg|200px]]
 | caption =
+| credit =
-| credit = [http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/2mass/ 2MASS]
-| epoch = [[J2000.0]] <ref name=SIMBAD>{{cite simbad |title=NGC 6304 |accessdate=2012-08-18}}</ref>
+| epoch = [[J2000.0]]<ref name=SIMBAD>{{cite simbad |title=NGC 6304 |access-date=2012-08-18}}</ref>
 | ra = {{RA|17|14|32.25}} <ref name=SIMBAD/>
 | dec = {{DEC|-29|27|43.3}} <ref name=SIMBAD/>
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  |url=http://spider.seds.org/spider/MWGC/n6304.html
  |work=[[SEDS]]
- |accessdate=2012-08-18
+ |access-date=2012-08-18
 }}</ref>
-| constellation = [[Ophiuchus]] <ref name=DOCdb/>
+| constellation = [[Ophiuchus]]<ref name=DOCdb/>
 | dist_ly = 19.2 kly <ref name=SEDS/>
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  |url=http://gclusters.altervista.org/cluster_4.php?ggc=NGC+6304
  |title=NGC 6304
- |accessdate=2012-08-18
+ |access-date=2012-08-18
 }}</ref>
 | metal_fe = -0.45 <ref name=aVgGCdb/>
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  | bibcode=2010MNRAS.404.1203F
  | doi=10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x
+| doi-access=free
-}}</ref>
+ | s2cid=51825384
+ }}</ref>
 | notes =
 | names =
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  |url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+6304&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES
  |title=NGC 6304
- |accessdate=2012-08-18
+ |access-date=2012-08-18
 }}</ref><br>
 GC 4275,<ref name=DOCdb/><br>
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  | url=http://www.docdb.net/show_object.php?id=ngc_6304
  | work=[[Deep Sky Observer's Companion on-line database]]
- | accessdate=2012-08-17
+ | access-date=2012-08-17
 }}</ref>  It is about 19,000 [[light-years]] away, near the [[Milky Way]]'s central bulge.<ref>
 {{Citation
- | last=Crossen | first=C.
+ | last1=Crossen
- | last2=Rhemann | first2=G.
+ | first1=C.
+ | last2=Rhemann
+ | first2=G.
  | date=2004
  | title=Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes
+ | page=[https://archive.org/details/springer_10.1007-978-3-7091-0626-6/page/254 254]
- | page=254
  | publisher=[[Springer-Verlag]]
  | isbn=978-3-211-00851-5
+ | url=https://archive.org/details/springer_10.1007-978-3-7091-0626-6/page/254
-}}</ref>
+ }}</ref>
 [[File:NGC 6304 WFC3 275 336 438 Wiki.jpg|thumb|left|Globular cluster NGC 6304, by [[Hubble Space Telescope|HST]] (WFC3).]]
 ==See also==
 * [[NGC object]]
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 ==External links==
+* {{commons category-inline}}
 * [[NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database|NED]] – [http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC%206304 NGC 6304]
 * [[Students for the Exploration and Development of Space|SEDS]] – [http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?6304 NGC 6304]
 * [[SIMBAD]] – [http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/sim-id.pl?Ident=NGC%206304 NGC 6304]
 * [[VizieR]] – [http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-S?NGC%206304 NGC 6304]
+{{Ngc65}}
 [[Category:Globular clusters]]
-[[Category:Ophiuchus (constellation)]]
+[[Category:Ophiuchus]]
 [[Category:NGC objects|6304]]