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'''NGC 6304''' is a [[globular cluster]] in the constellation [[Ophiuchus]]. [[William Herschel]] discovered this cluster using an {{convert|18.5|in|cm|adj=on}} f/13 speculum reflector [[telescope]] in 1786.<ref> |
'''NGC 6304''' is a [[globular cluster]] in the constellation [[Ophiuchus]]. [[William Herschel]] discovered this cluster using an {{convert|18.5|in|cm|adj=on}} f/13 speculum reflector [[telescope]] in 1786.<ref>{{cite web | title =NGC 6304 |
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| work = | publisher =Deep Sky Observer's Companion on-line database | date = | url =http://www.docdb.net/show_object.php?id=ngc_6304 | doi = | accessdate =2012-08-17}}</ref> It is about 19,000 [[Light-years|light-years]] away near the [[Milky Way]]'s central bulge.<ref>{{Citation | last =Crossen | first =Craig | last2 =Rhemann | first2 =Gerald | title =Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes |
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| NGC 6304 | |
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 Credit: 2MASS | |
| Observation data | |
| Class | VI |
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension | 17:14:32.25 |
| Declination | -29:27:43.3 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.3 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Metallicity | = -0.75 dex |
| Other designations | C 1711-294, Cl VDBH 216, ESO 454-2, GCl 56, Bennett 90, I 147, h 3670, GC 4275 |
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NGC 6304 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. William Herschel discovered this cluster using an 18.5-inch (47 cm) f/13 speculum reflector telescope in 1786.[1] It is about 19,000 light-years away near the Milky Way's central bulge.[2]
References
- ^ "NGC 6304". Deep Sky Observer's Companion on-line database. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ Crossen, Craig; Rhemann, Gerald (2004), Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field Telescopes (1 ed.), New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, p. 254, ISBN 3211008519
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