NGC 6293

globular cluster

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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 6293 is referenced by 398 other articles, and connects out to Lagoon Nebula, epoch and North America Nebula.

Vinony files it under Globular clusters, NGC objects and Ophiuchus.

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Class: IV
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Right ascension: 17 10 10.42
Declination: −26 ° 34 ′ 54.2 ″
Distance: 31000 ly (9500 pc)
Apparent dimensions v: 7.9 ′ × 7.9 ′
Metallicity: [ Fe/H ] = −1.99 dex
Other designations: GCl 55, VDBH 215

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: star
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Distance from Earth: 0.009
Image: NGC 6293 hst 12516 R814G555B390.png

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Commons category: NGC 6293
discoverer or inventor: William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1784-05-24
catalog code: [KPS2012] MWSC 2539
apparent magnitude: 6.999
right ascension: 257.543417
declination: -26.581722
radial velocity: -146.2
epoch: J2000.0
metallicity: -1.73
right ascension component of proper motion: 0.26
declination component of proper motion: -5.14

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 6293 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. Its Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class is IV. It was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on 8 July 1885. Like many other globular clusters, its distance is not well known; it may be anywhere from 31000 to 52000 light-years away from Earth.