NGC 6362

Short description: Globular cluster in the constellation Ara

NGC 6362

NGC 6362

Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Class| X[1]
Constellation| Ara
Right ascension|  17h 31m 54.99s[2]
Declination| –67° 02′ 54.0″[2]
Distance| 24.8 kly (7.6 kpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)| +8.3[4]
Apparent dimensions (V)| 9'
Physical characteristics
Metallicity| [Fe/H] = –0.99[5] dex
Estimated age| 13.57 Gyr[5]
Other designations| GCl 66, C 1726-670[6]
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

NGC 6362 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ara, lying close to Apus in the southern sky. A telescope with a 150mm primary mirror is required to resolve the stars within this irregularly shaped cluster.[4] British astronomer James Dunlop first observed the cluster on 30 June 1826. It is located about 25,000 light-years from Earth and contains a number of blue stragglers.[7][8][9]

## Gallery

* Detailed view of NGC 6362 globular cluster.[10]

## References

1. ↑ Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (August 1927), "A Classification of Globular Clusters", Harvard College Observatory Bulletin 849 (849): 11–14, Bibcode: 1927BHarO.849...11S.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Goldsbury, Ryan et al. (December 2010), "The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. X. New Determinations of Centers for 65 Clusters", The Astronomical Journal 140 (6): 1830–1837, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/140/6/1830, Bibcode: 2010AJ....140.1830G.
3. ↑ Paust, Nathaniel E. Q. et al. (February 2010), "The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. VIII. Effects of Environment on Globular Cluster Global Mass Functions", The Astronomical Journal 139 (2): 476–491, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/139/2/476, Bibcode: 2010AJ....139..476P.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-717223-8. https://archive.org/details/collinsatlasofni0000dunl.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Forbes, Duncan A.; Bridges, Terry (May 2010), "Accreted versus in situ Milky Way globular clusters", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 404 (3): 1203–1214, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x, Bibcode: 2010MNRAS.404.1203F.
6. ↑ "NGC 6362". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+6362.
7. ↑ Atkinson, Nancy (2012-10-31). "Beautiful Star Cluster Looks Surprisingly Youthful". University Today. http://www.universetoday.com/98277/beautiful-star-cluster-is-surprisingly-youthful/.
8. ↑ "Dazzling star cluster holds some deceptively young stars". space on NBCnews.com. space.com. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/49625522.
9. ↑ "Hubble Sees an Unexpected Population of Young-Looking Stars". Hubble telescope. nasa.gov. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/ngc6362.html.
10. ↑ "An unexpected population of young-looking stars". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1244a/.

## External links

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Ara constellation

Stars
(list)|

| Bayer|

* α (Choo/Tchou)
* β
* γ
* δ
* ε1
* ε2
* ζ (Tseen Yin)
* η
* θ
* ι
* κ
* λ
* μ (Cervantes)
* ν2
* π
* ρ1
* ρ2
* σ

|

Variable|

* R
* S
* RW
* AE
* AT
* BF
* OY
* V535
* V539 (ν1)
* V626
* V750
* V824
* V828
* V829
* V854
* V862
* V872

HR|

* 6167
* 6177
* 6187
* 6188
* 6197
* 6207
* 6215
* 6219
* 6236
* 6251
* 6253
* 6275
* 6297
* 6300
* 6312
* 6320
* 6323
* 6356
* 6368
* 6408
* 6423
* 6438
* 6440
* 6442
* 6447
* 6471
* 6475
* 6477
* 6478
* 6483
* 6487
* 6505
* 6513
* 6525
* 6530
* 6547
* 6572
* 6614
* 6640
* 6759

HD|

* 150897
* 152079
* 152220
* 153201
* 154672
* 154857
* 155951
* 156385
* 156411
* 158907
* 163071
* 164896

Gliese|

* Gliese 674
* Gliese 676

Other|

* 41 G.
* BPM 25114
* CPD -56 8032
* CXOU J164710.2−455216
* GX 339-4
* IRAS 16594-4656
* PSR J1644−4559
* SAO 244567
* SGR 1627-41
* 4U 1636-53
* Westerlund 1-26
* XTE J1650-500
* XTE J1701-462
* 2MASS J18082002−5104378

Star
clusters|

| Association|

* Ara OB1

|

Open|

* IC 4651
* NGC 6193
* NGC 6200
* NGC 6204
* NGC 6208
* NGC 6250
* NGC 6253
* Westerlund 1

Globular|

* ESO 280-SC06
* NGC 6352
* NGC 6362
* NGC 6397

Nebulae|

| Star-forming|

* NGC 6188

|

Planetary|

* IC 4642
* NGC 6326
* Stingray Nebula
* Tc 1

Galaxies|

| NGC|

* 6215
* 6215A
* 6221
* 6300
* 6305
* 6328

|

Other|

* PKS 1718-649

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