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NGC 6362

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NGC 6362
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Class	X^[1]
Constellation	Ara
Right ascension	17^h31^m 54.99^s^[2]
Declination	–67° 02′ 54.0″^[2]
Distance	24.8 kly (7.6 kpc)^[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	+8.3^[4]
Physical characteristics
Metallicity	${\begin{smallmatrix}\left[{\ce {Fe}}/{\ce {H}}\right]\end{smallmatrix}}$ = –0.99^[5] dex
Estimated age	13.57 Gyr^[5]
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

NGC 6362 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ara, lying close to Apus in the southern sky. A telescope with a 150mm primary mirror is required to resolve the stars within this irregularly shaped cluster.^[4]

References

^ Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (1927), "A Classification of Globular Clusters", Harvard College Observatory Bulletin (849): 11–14, Bibcode:1927BHarO.849...11S. {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

^ ^a ^b Goldsbury, Ryan; et al. (2010), "The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. X. New Determinations of Centers for 65 Clusters", The Astronomical Journal, 140 (6): 1830–1837, Bibcode:2010AJ....140.1830G, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/140/6/1830. {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

^ Paust, Nathaniel E. Q.; et al. (2010), "The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. VIII. Effects of Environment on Globular Cluster Global Mass Functions", The Astronomical Journal, 139 (2): 476–491, Bibcode:2010AJ....139..476P, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/139/2/476. {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

^ ^a ^b Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 0-00-717223-0.

^ ^a ^b Forbes, Duncan A.; Bridges, Terry (2010), "Accreted versus in situ Milky Way globular clusters", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 404 (3): 1203–1214, Bibcode:2010MNRAS.404.1203F, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x. {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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