Globular Cluster NGC 6304, class VI,
Discovered by William Herschel on August 30, 1786.
- Distance from Sun:
- 19.2 kly
- Distance from Galactic Center:
- 7.5 kly
- Apparent Diameter:
- 6.8 arc min
- 8.22 mag vis
- Radial Velocity:
- -107.3 +/- 3.6 km/s
- Abs. Mag:
- -7.30 Mag vis
Globular Cluster NGC 6304 was discovered by William Herschel in 1786 and
cataloged by him as H I.147.
The image in this page is an IR image obtained within the
Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS).
This image is from the 2MASS Atlas. It is a false-color image, with colors
representing different IR bands: J band (1.2 micron) is represented blue, H (1.6
micron) green, and Ks light (2.2 micron) red.
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