Omega Centauri
(NGC 5139)
(large globular cluster)
Omega Centauri (aka NGC 5139) is
the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way.
It has a Bayer designation because before
modern telescopes, it looked something like a star.
It is visible without a telescope, with
an apparent magnitude (V) of +3.9.
(globular cluster)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Centauri
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+5139
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006A%26A...445..513V/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010ApJ...710.1032A/abstract
https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.07050
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| ~0 | 4.80kpc | 15.8kly | | Omega Centauri |
|
| Coordinates: | Omega Centauri
J132647.28-472846.1 |
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