| NGC 5634 | |
|---|---|
The globular cluster NGC 5634 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Class | IV[1] |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 14h29m 37.28s[2] |
| Declination | −05° 58′ 35.1″[2] |
| Distance | 82.2 kly (25.2 kpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.05[2] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | 2.45' x 2.45'[3] |
| Other designations | GCl 28, GCRV 8456[2] |
| See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters | |
NGC 5634 is a globular cluster in the constellation Virgo (constellation), located about 82,200 light years (25.2 kiloparsecs) away.[2] NGC 5634 has an apparent magnitude of about 10[2] and a diameter of 4 or 5 arcminutes.[3] Its Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class is IV,[1] meaning the cluster shows intermediate rich concentrations. The star near the upper right is the eleventh-magnitude UCAC2 29844847. There is also a bright orange giant, HD 127119, about 1.3 arcminutes away from the cluster.
NGC 5634 was once likely a member of the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.[3] The galaxy itself is being pulled apart by tidal forces from the Milky Way, similar to how NGC 5634 was pulled from the Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.
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