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NGC 6144

NGC 6144
NGC 6144, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ClassXI[1]
ConstellationScorpius
Right ascension16h 27m 14.1s[2]
Declination–26° 01′ 29″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)+9.63[3]
Apparent dimensions (V)1.8′[1]
Physical characteristics
Metallicity = -1.81±0.12[4] dex
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

NGC 6144 is a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius, located almost exactly 1° away from its brighter counterpart globular cluster Messier 4.[5] It is relatively close to and is partially obscured by the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex.[4] The cluster has a very low core stellar density for a globular cluster and harbors a handful of X-ray radiation sources.[6]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference VizieR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NED was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ a b CCD PHOTOMETRY OF THE GALACTIC GLOBULAR CLUSTER NGC 6144
  5. ^ "Clusters of Clusters: Globular Pairings". Sky & Telescope. 2006-07-28. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  6. ^ Lan, Shih-Hao; Kong, Albert K. H.; Verbunt, Frank; Lewin, Walter H. G.; Bassa, Cees; Anderson, Scott F.; Pooley, David (2010), "X-Ray and Optical Study of Low Core Density Globular Clusters Ngc6144 and E3", The Astrophysical Journal, 712: 380–391, arXiv:0907.0837, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/712/1/380, S2CID 11046118

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