NGC 6304 explained

NGC 6304
Epoch:	J2000.0^[1]
Class:	VI ^[2]
Constellation:	Ophiuchus
Dist Ly:	19.2 kly
Appmag V:	9.03
Size V:	3.8'
V Hb:	16.25 ^[3]
Metal Fe:	-0.45
Age:	~12.3 Gyr^[4]
Names:	Bennett 90, C 1711-294, ESO 454-2, ,^[5] GC 4275, GCl 56, h 3670, I 147, NGC 6304, VDBH 216

NGC 6304 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. William Herschel discovered this star cluster using an 18.5inches f/13 speculum reflector telescope in 1786.^[6] It is about 19,000 light-years away, near the Milky Way's central bulge.

See also

• NGC object
  • List of NGC objects
    • List of NGC objects (6001–7000)

External links

• • NED – NGC 6304
• SEDS – NGC 6304
• SIMBAD – NGC 6304
• VizieR – NGC 6304

Notes and References

1. NGC 6304 . 2012-08-18.
2. Web site: NGC 6304 . . 2012-08-18.
3. Web site: . Version 11.12 . NGC 6304 . 2012-08-18.
4. Forbes . D. A. . Bridges . T. . 2010 . Accreted versus in situ Milky Way globular clusters . . 404 . 3 . 1203–1214 . 1001.4289 . 2010MNRAS.404.1203F . 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x. free . 51825384 .
5. Web site: . NGC 6304 . 2012-08-18.
6. Web site: NGC 6304 . . 2012-08-17.