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Globular cluster in the constellation Virgo
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.
References
- ^ a b 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 f "NGC 5634". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "spider.seds.org NGC 5634". Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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