NGC 6496
| NGC 6496 | |
|---|---|
 Processed Hubble image of the globular cluster | |
| Observation data | |
| Class | XII[1] |
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Right ascension | 17h 59m 03.68s[2] |
| Declination | −44° 15′ 57.4″[2] |
| Distance | 36.9 kly (11.3 kpc)[3] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 5.6' |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 8.2×104[4] M☉ |
| Metallicity | = –0.70[5] dex |
| Estimated age | 12.42 Gyr[5] |
![{\displaystyle {\begin{smallmatrix}\left[{\ce {Fe}}/{\ce {H}}\right]\end{smallmatrix}}}](https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/4c0821bd80891e071c08e7c7ee8e022baedf522c)
NGC 6496 is a globular cluster which is in the direction of the bulge and putative members of this subgroup,[clarification needed] based on observations collected with the WFPC2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 6496 was originally believed[who?] to be a member of the disc system of GC, but scientists questioned this classification. It was instead suggested[who?] that NGC 6496, together with two other clusters, NGC 6624 and NGC 6637, could be halo clusters with strongly inclined orbits. NGC 6496 lies in the Southern sky at RA=17:59:03.68 and Dec=-44:15:57.4.[6]
The first CMD presented of NGC 6496 had photometry reaching 2 mag below the horizontal branch, disclosing for the first time the usual red arm of the metal-rich clusters. The extinction towards NGC 6496 is uncertain, with estimates ranging between E(B-V) = 0.09 and E(B-V) = 0.24.[7]
Gallery
![NGC 6496 hosts a selection of long-period variables and short-period eclipsing binaries.[8]](/wiki/File:A_heavy-metal_home.jpg)
References
- ^ Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (August 1927), "A Classification of Globular Clusters", Harvard College Observatory Bulletin, 849 (849): 11–14, Bibcode:1927BHarO.849...11S.
- ^ a b 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, arXiv:1008.2755, Bibcode:2010AJ....140.1830G, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/140/6/1830.
- ^ Boyles, J.; et al. (November 2011), "Young Radio Pulsars in Galactic Globular Clusters", The Astrophysical Journal, 742 (1): 51, arXiv:1108.4402, Bibcode:2011ApJ...742...51B, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/742/1/51.
- ^ Marks, Michael; Kroupa, Pavel (August 2010), "Initial conditions for globular clusters and assembly of the old globular cluster population of the Milky Way", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 406 (3): 2000–2012, arXiv:1004.2255, Bibcode:2010MNRAS.406.2000M, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16813.x.
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) Mass is from MPD on Table 1. - ^ a b 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, arXiv:1001.4289, Bibcode:2010MNRAS.404.1203F, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x.
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Richtler, T; Grebel, E (1994). "The cases of the "disk" globular clusters NGC 6496, NGC 6624, and NGC 6637". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 290: 412–420. Bibcode:1994A&A...290..412R.
- ^ Armandroff, Taft E. (1988). "Color-magnitude diagrams for six metal-rich, low-latitude globular clusters". The Astronomical Journal. 96: 588. Bibcode:1988AJ.....96..588A. doi:10.1086/114833.
- ^ "A heavy-metal home". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
External links
Media related to NGC 6496 at Wikimedia Commons
