The stars of the cluster have only 0.91% of the Sun's metallicity,[5] while the abundance of elements produced by the alpha process is roughly 5 times larger.[4] This means that the cluster formed in a time before the galaxy formed a disk and spiral arms. However, some of the stars are apparently younger, indicating multiple star-forming epochs.[4]
NGC 5897 has a diameter of 12.6 arcminutes and an apparent magnitude of 8.5.
References
^Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (August 1927), "A Classification of Globular Clusters", Harvard College Observatory Bulletin, 849 (849): 11–14, Bibcode:1927BHarO.849...11S.
^ abcKoch, Andreas; McWilliam, Andrew (2014), "The chemical composition of a regular halo globular cluster: NGC 5897", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 565: A23, arXiv:1403.1262, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201323119, S2CID 53958921
^"A Galactic Globular Clusters Database: NGC 5897". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
External links
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NGC 5897
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5897, globular, cluster, constellation, libra, this, satellite, milky, which, quite, remote, located, about, light, years, away, diameter, over, light, years, with, shapley, sawyer, concentration, class, very, star, density, even, center, globular, cluster, im. NGC 5897 is a globular cluster in the constellation Libra This satellite of the Milky Way which is quite remote located about 41 000 light years away has a diameter of over 170 light years With its Shapley Sawyer Concentration Class of XI it has very low star density even in its center 3 NGC 5897The globular cluster NGC 5897 imaged by the Hubble Space TelescopeObservation data J2000 epoch ClassXI 1 ConstellationLibraRight ascension15h 17m 24 40s 2 Declination 21 00 36 4 2 Distance24 1 kly 7 4 kpc 2 Apparent magnitude V 8 52 2 Physical characteristicsRadius6 3 x 6 3 3 Metallicity Fe H displaystyle begin smallmatrix left ce Fe ce H right end smallmatrix 2 04 0 15 4 dexOther designationsGCl 33 C 1514 208 2 See also Globular cluster List of globular clustersThe stars of the cluster have only 0 91 of the Sun s metallicity 5 while the abundance of elements produced by the alpha process is roughly 5 times larger 4 This means that the cluster formed in a time before the galaxy formed a disk and spiral arms However some of the stars are apparently younger indicating multiple star forming epochs 4 NGC 5897 has a diameter of 12 6 arcminutes and an apparent magnitude of 8 5 References Edit Shapley Harlow Sawyer Helen B August 1927 A Classification of Globular Clusters Harvard College Observatory Bulletin 849 849 11 14 Bibcode 1927BHarO 849 11S a b c d e NGC 5897 SIMBAD Centre de donnees astronomiques de Strasbourg Retrieved 8 January 2017 a b NGC 5897 Retrieved 7 January 2016 a b c Koch Andreas McWilliam Andrew 2014 The chemical composition of a regular halo globular cluster NGC 5897 Astronomy amp Astrophysics 565 A23 arXiv 1403 1262 doi 10 1051 0004 6361 201323119 S2CID 53958921 A Galactic Globular Clusters Database NGC 5897 Retrieved 8 January 2017 External links Edit Media related to NGC 5897 at Wikimedia Commons NGC 5897 This star cluster related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NGC 5897 amp oldid 1141312264, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
