NGC 6005 is an open cluster in the constellation Norma. It is 5875 light-years distant and thought to be around 1.15 billion years old.[2]
| NGC 6005 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6005 Credit: DECaPS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 15h 55m 58s[1] |
| Declination | −57° 26′ 24″[1] |
| Distance | 5875[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.7[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Estimated age | 1.15 billion years[2] |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Norma |
References
edit- ^ a b c "NGC 6005 -- Open (galactic) Cluster". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Kharchenko, N. V.; Piskunov, A. E.; Schilbach, E.; Röser, S.; Scholz, R.-D. (2013). "Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 558: 8. arXiv:1308.5822. Bibcode:2013A&A...558A..53K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302. S2CID 118548517. A53.
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