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globular cluster

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Class
VIII
Constellation
Lupus
Right ascension
15 28 00.69
Declination
−50 ° 40 ′ 22.9 ″
Distance
25.1 kly , (7.7 kpc )
Radius
6.0' x 6.0'
Metallicity
[ Fe/H ] = −0.49 dex
Other designations
GCl 35, GCRV 5278 E, VDBH 173

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metallicity
-0.64
Commons category
NGC 5927
catalog code
C 1524-505
time of discovery or invention
1826-05-08
apparent magnitude
6.521
right ascension
232.002875
declination
-50.673028
radial velocity
-100.5
right ascension component of proper motion
-5.720
declination component of proper motion
-2.6100

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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, and it contains stars of magnitude 15 and dimmer.

The globular cluster was discovered by the astronomer James Dunlop in 1826 and was also observed in 1834 by John Herschel.

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