| NGC 288 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 288 by Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Channel of the Advanced Camera for Surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Class | X[1] |
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Right ascension | 00h 52m 45.24s[2] |
| Declination | –26° 34′ 57.4″[2] |
| Distance | 29.22 ± 0.16 kly (8.96 ± 0.05 kpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.37[4] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 13′.8[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 4.8×104[5] M☉ |
| Metallicity | = –1.14[6] dex |
| Estimated age | 13.5 ± 1.1 Gyr[3] |
| Other designations | Melotte 3[4] |
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NGC 288 is a globular cluster in the constellation Sculptor. Its visual appearance was described by John Dreyer in 1888.[7] It is located about 1.8° southeast of the galaxy NGC 253, 37′ north-northeast of the South Galactic Pole, 15′ south-southeast of a 9th magnitude star, and encompassed by a half-circular chain of stars that opens on its southwest side.[1] It can be observed through binoculars.[1] It is not very concentrated and has a well resolved, large 3′ dense core that is surrounded by a much more diffuse and irregular 9′ diameter ring.[1] Peripheral members extend farther outward towards the south and especially southwest.[1]
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mnras404_3_1203was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Dreyer, J. L. E. (1888). "A New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, being the Catalogue of the late Sir John F. W. Herschel, Bart., revised, corrected, and enlarged". Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society. 49: 1–237. Bibcode:1888MmRAS..49....1D.