NGC 6005

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NGC 6005
NGC 6005 DECaPS.jpg
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 age1.15 billion years [2]
Associations
Constellation Norma
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NGC 6005 -- Open (galactic) Cluster". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 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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