NGC 6293

NGC 6293
NGC 6293 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	17^h 10^m 10.4^s
Declination	−26° 34′ 54″
Helio radial velocity	−146.2±1.7 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	8.3
Absolute magnitude (V)	-7.78
Characteristics
Type	IV
Apparent size (V)	8.20
Other designations
GCL 55 and ESO 519-SC5
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/

NGC 6293 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated as IV in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on 8 July 1885. It is at a distance of 28,700 light years away from earth.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
• List of NGC objects

References

1. "Object No. 1 - NGC 6293". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6293". Seds. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
3. "NGC 6293 (= GCL 55)". cseligman. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
4. "NGC 6293". Seds. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
5. "The globular cluster NGC 6293". In-the-sky. Retrieved 4 October 2015.