Q612606

Also known as Chandelier Cluster

globular cluster

Key facts

Class: VII
Constellation: Sagittarius
Right ascension: 18 59 33.15
Declination: –36 ° 37 ′ 56.1 ″
Distance: 28.4 kly (8.7 kpc )
Apparent dimensions v: 11 ′
Mass: 3.57 × 10 M ☉
Metallicity: [ Fe/H ] = –0.96 dex
Estimated age: 13.06 Gyr

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 28400
Image: NGC 6723 Hubble WikiSky.jpg

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declination component of proper motion: -2.160
metallicity: -1.45
Commons category: NGC 6723
time of discovery or invention: 1826-06-02
catalog code: [KPS2012] MWSC 3033
apparent magnitude: 6.810
absolute magnitude: -7.83
radial velocity: -3.0
right ascension: 284.888125
declination: -36.632250
right ascension component of proper motion: -0.170

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NGC 6723, also known as the Chandelier Cluster, is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. Its magnitude is given as between 6 and 6.8, and its diameter is between 7 and 11 arcminutes. It is a class VII cluster with stars of magnitude 14 and dimmer. It is near the border of Sagittarius and Corona Australis.

Unlike common globular clusters, NGC 6723 has an enhanced metallicity and a large fraction of younger stars, with primordial stars accounting for only 0.363±0.017 % of the total.