NGC 6293 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus.[4] Its Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class is IV.[1] It was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on 8 July 1885.[5] Like many other globular clusters, its distance is not well known; it may be anywhere from 31000[1] to 52000 light-years away from Earth. [6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "NGC 6293 - Hartmut Frommert - SEDS". Students for the Exploration and Development of Space: SEDS. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d "NGC 6293". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ William E. Harris. "Catalog of Parameters for Milky Way Globular Clusters". Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6293". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "NGC 6293 (= GCL 55)". cseligman. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "The globular cluster NGC 6293". In-the-sky. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
External links
Media related to NGC 6293 at Wikimedia Commons
