Arp-Madore 1
| Arp-Madore 1 | |
|---|---|
 Globular cluster Arp-Madore 1 Credit: Fabian RRRR | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Horologium (constellation) |
| Right ascension | 03h 55m 02.70s[1] |
| Declination | −49° 36′ 52.0″[1] |
| Distance | 398,000 (122,000) |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.288 by 0.691 ′[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | E1, AM 0353-094, C 0353-497, C 0354-498, AM 1, ESO 201-10, LEDA 14098, SGC 035336-4945.6[1] |
Arp-Madore 1 is a globular cluster in the constellation Horologium 398,000 light-years away. It is one of the most distant known globular clusters of the Milky Way galaxy's halo;[2][3] its distance gives it interest as a test case for gravitational theories.[4] It is named after Halton Arp and Barry F. Madore, who identified it as a distant globular cluster in 1979, using the UK Schmidt Telescope,[5] after previous researchers at the European Southern Observatory had observed its existence but not its classification.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "NAME E 1". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ Aaronson, M.; Schommer, E. W.; Olszewski (1984), "AM-1 : a very distant globular cluster", Astrophys. J., 276: 221–228, Bibcode:1984ApJ...276..221A.
- ^ Dotter, A.; Sarjedini, A.; Yang, S.-C. (2008), "Globular clusters in the outer galactic halo: AM-1 and Palomar 14", Astron. J., 136: 1407–1414, Bibcode:2008AJ....136.1407D.
- ^ Hilker, M. (2006), "Probable member stars of the gravitational theory-testing globular clusters AM 1, Pal 3 and Pal 14", Astron. Astrophys., 448: 171–180, Bibcode:2006A&A...448..171H.
- ^ Madore, B. F.; Arp, H. C. (1979), "Three new faint star clusters", Astrophys. J., 227: L103–L104, Bibcode:1979ApJ...227L.103M.
- ^ Holmberg, E. B.; Lauberts, A.; Schuster, H. E.; West, R. M. (1975), "The ESO/Uppsala survey of the ESO (B) atlas of the southern sky. III", Astron. Astrophys., Suppl.Ser., 22: 327–402, Bibcode:1975A&AS...22..327H.
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