NGC 6760

NGC 6760
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ClassIX:
ConstellationAquila
Right ascension19h 11m 12.1s
Declination+01° 01′ 49.7″
Distance24.1 kly (7.4 kpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)9.8
Apparent dimensions (V)4.8'
Physical characteristics
Mass3.57×105 M☉
Metallicity[Fe/H] = –0.40 dex
Other designationsC 1908+009, GCl 109
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

NGC 6760 is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquila. It may have contributed to the formation of the open cluster Ruprecht 127 during NGC 6760's passage through the galactic disk 71 million years ago.

At least two millisecond pulsars have been found in NGC 6760.

References

  1. ↑ Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (August 1927), "A Classification of Globular Clusters", Harvard College Observatory Bulletin, 849 (849): 11–14, Bibcode:1927BHarO.849...11S.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 6760. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
  3. ↑ Hessels, J. W. T.; et al. (November 2007), "A 1.4 GHz Arecibo Survey for Pulsars in Globular Clusters", The Astrophysical Journal, 670 (1): 363–378, arXiv:0707.1602, Bibcode:2007ApJ...670..363H, doi:10.1086/521780, S2CID 16914232.
  4. 1 2 Boyles, J.; et al. (November 2011), "Young Radio Pulsars in Galactic Globular Clusters", The Astrophysical Journal, 742 (1): 51, arXiv:1108.4402, Bibcode:2011ApJ...742...51B, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/742/1/51, S2CID 118649860.
  5. ↑ Bajkova, A. T.; Bobylev, V. V. (2019), "Search for the evolutionary relationship between Galactic globular and open clusters using data from the Gaia DR2 catalogue", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 488 (3): 3474–3481, arXiv:1907.10939, doi:10.1093/mnras/stz2061
  6. ↑ Freire, Paulo C. C.; Hessels, Jason W. T.; Nice, David J.; Ransom, Scott M.; Lorimer, Duncan R.; Stairs, Ingrid H. (2005-03-10). "The Millisecond Pulsars in NGC 6760". The Astrophysical Journal. 621 (2): 959–965. arXiv:astro-ph/0411160. Bibcode:2005ApJ...621..959F. doi:10.1086/427748. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 119342837.