ESO 280-SC06

Globular star cluster in the constellation Ara

ESO 280-SC06
The globular cluster ESO 280-SC06, rendered in Celestia
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ara
Right ascension	18^h 09^m 06.0^s^[1]
Declination	−46° 25′ 23″^[1]
Distance	69.8 kly (21.4 kpc)^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	-4.87^[1]
Physical characteristics
Metallicity	${\begin{smallmatrix}\left[{\ce {Fe}}/{\ce {H}}\right]\end{smallmatrix}}$ = –1.8^[1] dex
Other designations	ESO 280-6^[1]
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

ESO 280-SC06 (also known as ESO 280-6) is a globular cluster^[2] 69,800 light years from the Sun in the constellation of Ara. The cluster received this designation when it was catalogued by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile. Imagery and Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams show a sparsely populated globular cluster with a compact core.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "ESO 280-SC06". Globular cluster ESO 280-SC06, in Ara. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
^ "Milky Way Globular Clusters". Results for ESO 280-SC06. Retrieved 2014-04-19.

Constellation of Ara

Stars

Bayer	α (Choo/Tchou) β γ δ ε¹ ε² ζ (Tseen Yin) η θ ι κ λ μ (Cervantes) ν¹ (V539) ν² π ρ¹ ρ² σ
Variable	R S OY V626 V821 V828 V829 V854 V862 V872
HR	6177 6187 6207 6236 6251 6253 6297 6300 6312 6323 6408 6416 (41 G.) 6423 6438 6477 6478 6483 6487 6513 6759
HD	152079 153201 154672 154857 156411 (Inquill)
Other	2MASS J18082002−5104378 CXOU J164710.2−455216 Gliese 674 Gliese 676 IRAS 16594-4656 SAO 244567 SGR 1627−41 Westerlund 1-20 Westerlund 1 W26 Westerlund 1-75 Westerlund 1-237 Westerlund 1-243 XTE J1650−500