C42 · globular cluster

NGC 7006

NGC 7006 is a globular cluster in the constellation Delphinus.

RA21h 01m 29sDec+16° 11' 16"

Image: NASA Hubble. CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Identity & coordinates

Identification

Primary designation: C42
All designations: C42 · NGC 7006
Object type: Globular Cluster
Constellation: Delphinus
Best viewing: Summer · Autumn

Coordinates & physical

Right ascension (J2000): 21h 01m 29s
Declination (J2000): +16° 11' 16"
Apparent magnitude (V): —
Distance: —
Redshift (z): -0.001281

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The science

NGC 7006 is a globular cluster in the constellation Delphinus. NGC 7006 resides in the outskirts of the Milky Way. It is about 135,000 light-years away, five times the distance between the Sun and the centre of the galaxy, and it is part of the galactic halo. This roughly spherical region of the Milky Way is made up of dark matter, gas and sparsely distributed stellar clusters.

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