ESO 280-SC06 explained

ESO 280-SC06
Epoch:J2000
Constellation:Ara
Dist Ly:69.8abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Appmag V:12.00
Absmag V:-4.87
Metal Fe:–1.8
Names:ESO 280-6

ESO 280-SC06 (also known as ESO 280-6) is a globular cluster 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.