NGC 5634

Globular Cluster NGC 5634, class IV, in Virgo

[NGC 5634, C&D Schur]

RA:
14:29:37.3
Dec:
-05:58:35
Distance from Sun:
82.2 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
69.1 kly
Apparent Diameter:
4.9 arc min
Brightness:
9.47 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
Diameter:
Abs. Mag:
Discovered by William Herschel on March 5, 1785.

William Herschel discovered NGC 5634 on March 5, 1785 and cataloged it as H I.70. This object is a considerably faint globular cluster.

The image on the right was obtained by Chris and Dawn Schur from Payson, Arizona with their 12.5" f/5 Home made Newtonian and SBIG ST7E CCD camera. This is an LRGB composite image, exposed LRGB = 30:10:10:10 min.

  • More information on this image (C.&D. Schur)


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