NGC 6388
| Kugelsternhaufen NGC 6388 | |
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| Panoramaaufnahme des MPG/ESO-2,2-m-Teleskops | |
| AladinLite | |
| Sternbild | Skorpion |
| Position Äquinoktium: J2000.0, Epoche: J2000.0 | |
| Rektaszension | 17h 36m 17,4s [1] |
| Deklination | -44° 44′ 08″ [1] |
| Erscheinungsbild | |
| Konzentrationsklasse | III [2] |
| Helligkeit (visuell) | 6,8 mag [3] |
| Winkelausdehnung | 10,4' [3] |
| Physikalische Daten | |
| Zugehörigkeit | Milchstraße |
| Radialgeschwindigkeit | (+81,2 ± 1,2) km/s [4] |
| Geschichte | |
| Entdeckung | James Dunlop |
| Entdeckungsdatum | 13. Mai 1826 |
| Katalogbezeichnungen | |
| NGC 6388 • C 1732-447 • GCl 70 • ESO 279-SC2 • GC 4307 • Bennett 96, h 3690 | |
NGC 6388 ist ein galaktischer Kugelsternhaufen im Sternbild Scorpius und ist ungefähr 35.000 Lichtjahre von der Sonne entfernt. NGC 6388 hat eine scheinbare visuelle Helligkeit von 6,8 mag.
Das Objekt wurde am 13. Mai 1826 von James Dunlop entdeckt.[5]
Hochaufgelöste Aufnahme des Hubble-Weltraumteleskops
Weblinks
- astronews.com: Bild des Tages 21. Dezember 2012
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Autor/Urheber: NASA, ESA, F. Ferraro (University of Bologna), Lizenz: CC BY 3.0
The globular cluster NGC 6388, observed by Hubble
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows NGC 6388, a dynamically middle-aged globular cluster in the Milky Way. While the cluster formed in the distant past (like all globular clusters, it is over ten billion years old), a study of the distribution of bright blue stars within the cluster shows that it has aged at a moderate speed, and its heaviest stars are in the process of migrating to the centre.
A new study using Hubble data has discovered that globular clusters of the same age can have dramatically different distributions of blue straggler stars within them, suggesting that clusters can age at substantially different rates.
Credit:
NASA, ESA, F. Ferraro (University of Bologna)
About the Object
Name: NGC 6388 Type: • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular Distance: 35000 light years
Colours & filters Band Wavelength Telescope
Optical B 435 nm Hubble Space Telescope ACS Optical V 606 nm Hubble Space Telescope ACS Optical R 814 nm Hubble Space Telescope ACS.
Autor/Urheber: ESO, F. Ferraro (University of Bologna), Lizenz: CC BY 4.0
This image from the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile shows NGC 6388, a dynamically middle-aged globular cluster in the Milky Way. While the cluster formed in the distant past (like all globular clusters, it is over ten billion years old), a study of the distribution of bright blue stars within the cluster shows that it has aged at a moderate speed, and its heaviest stars are in the process of migrating to the centre. A new study using ESO data has discovered that globular clusters of the same age can have dramatically different distributions of blue straggler stars within them, suggesting that clusters can age at substantially different rates.