梅西耶69

M69梅西耶69,也称为NGC 6637,是在人马座南侧的一个球状星团.[a]。它的位置在箕宿三(人马座ε)东北方2.5度,在口径50mm的双筒望远镜中隐约可见。梅西耶在1780年8月31日发现它,当晚它同时也发现了另一个球状星团M70。当时,他正在寻找尼可拉·路易·拉卡伊在1751-2年间于南非观测时所描述的天体,并认为重新发现了它,但并不清楚拉卡伊描述的是否就是M69[8]

M 69
哈伯太空望远镜拍摄的M69;视场3.5弧分
Credit: NASA/STScI/WikiSky
观测数据(J2000 历元)
分类V[1]
星座人马座
赤经18h 31m 23.10s[2]
赤纬−32° 20′ 53.1″[2]
距离29 kly(8.8 kpc)[3]
视星等 (V)+8.31[4]
视直径(V)10′.8[3]
物理性质
Mass2.0×105 M[5] M
半径45 ly[6]
金属量–0.78[7] dex
估计年龄13.06 Gyr[7]
其它名称GCl 96, M69, NGC 6637[4]

M69距离地球28,700光年[3],距离银河核心5,200光年[9],在空间中的半径为45光年[6]。它是一个金属量相对丰富的球状星团,很可能是核球的成员[10]。它的质量为200000 太阳质量,半质量半径为11.6 ly[5],核心半径为29.2 ly,潮汐半径为91.9 ly[3]。它的中心有一个明亮的光度密度6,460 L·pc−3(表示每立方厘米)[9]。与它类似的近邻,同为球状星团M70之间的距离可能只有1,800光年[11]

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参考资料和注解

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  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 Goldsbury, Ryan; et al, The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. X. New Determinations of Centers for 65 Clusters, The Astronomical Journal, December 2010, 140 (6): 1830–1837, Bibcode:2010AJ....140.1830G, arXiv:1008.2755 , doi:10.1088/0004-6256/140/6/1830. 
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Kharchenko, N. V.; et al, Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. II. The catalogue of basic parameters, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2013, 558: 8, Bibcode:2013A&A...558A..53K, S2CID 118548517, arXiv:1308.5822 , doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322302, A53. 
  4. ^ 4.0 4.1 NGC 6637. SIMBAD. 斯特拉斯堡天文资料中心. 
  5. ^ 5.0 5.1 Mandushev, G.; et al, Dynamical masses for galactic globular clusters, Astronomy and Astrophysics, December 1991, 252: 94, Bibcode:1991A&A...252...94M. 
  6. ^ 6.0 6.1 From trigonometry: distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 28,700 × 0.00157 = 45 ly. radius
  7. ^ 7.0 7.1 Forbes, Duncan A.; Bridges, Terry, Accreted versus in situ Milky Way globular clusters, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, May 2010, 404 (3): 1203–1214, Bibcode:2010MNRAS.404.1203F, S2CID 51825384, arXiv:1001.4289 , doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x. 
  8. ^ Thompson, Robert Bruce; Thompson, Barbara Fritchman, Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders: From Novice to Master Observer, Maker Media, Inc., 2007, ISBN 978-1680451917 
  9. ^ 9.0 9.1 Piotto, G.; et al, HST color-magnitude diagrams of 74 galactic globular clusters in the HST F439W and F555W bands, Astronomy and Astrophysics, September 2002, 391 (3): 945–965, Bibcode:2002A&A...391..945P, S2CID 17333985, arXiv:astro-ph/0207124 , doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020820. 
  10. ^ Heasley, J. N.; et al, Hubble Space Telescope Photometry of the Metal-rich Globular Clusters NGC 6624 and NGC 6637, The Astronomical Journal, August 2000, 120 (2): 879–893, Bibcode:2000AJ....120..879H, doi:10.1086/301461 . 
  11. ^ Frommert, Hartmut; Kronberg, Christine, Globular Cluster M69, SEDS Messier pages (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)), July 20, 2011 [2018-12-03], (原始内容存档于2015-04-21). 
  12. ^ Cosmic riches. ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. [3 October 2012]. (原始内容存档于2017-07-08). 
  1. ^ 在每天升起的天体中,无论是白天还是夜间,它在过子午线时要能达到15°以上高度角,才能详细的观察。因此,北纬43度线是能观测这个星团的最北位置(90°减32°再减15°。)

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