NGC 5927

NGC 5927 is a globular cluster in the constellation Lupus. NGC 5927 has a diameter of about 12 arcminutes and an apparent magnitude of +8.86. Its Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class is VIII,[2] and it contains stars of magnitude 15 and dimmer.

NGC 5927
The globular cluster NGC 5927 Credit: HST
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Class	VIII
Constellation	Lupus
Right ascension	15^h 28^m 00.69^s[1]
Declination	−50° 40′ 22.9″[1]
Distance	25.1 kly (7.7 kpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	8.86[1]
Physical characteristics
Radius	6.0' x 6.0'[2]
Metallicity	${\displaystyle {\begin{smallmatrix}\left[{\ce {Fe}}/{\ce {H}}\right]\end{smallmatrix}}}$ = -0.49[3] dex
Other designations	GCl 35, GCRV 5278 E, VDBH 173[1]

The globular cluster was discovered by the astronomer James Dunlop in 1826 with a 9-inch telescope and later by John Louis Emil Dreyer in the New General Catalog.[2]

References

1. "NGC 5927". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
2. "NGC 5927". Retrieved 8 January 2016.
3. "A Galactic Globular Clusters Database: NGC 5927". Retrieved 8 January 2017.

External links

• Media related to NGC 5927 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 5927