NGC 6388

NGC 6388
Credit: MPG/ESO telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Class	III^[1]^[2]
Constellation	Scorpius^[2]
Right ascension	17^h 36^m 17.461^s^[3]^[4]
Declination	−44° 44′ 08.34″^[3]^[4]
Distance	32.3 kilolight-years (10 kiloparsecs)^[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	6.72^[2]
Apparent dimensions (V)	6.2 arcmins^[2]
Physical characteristics
Mass	7006217000000000000♠2.17×10⁶^[5] M_☉
Tidal radius	6.21 arcmins^[6]
V_HB	16.85^[6]
Metallicity	${\begin{smallmatrix}\left[{\ce {Fe}}/{\ce {H}}\right]\end{smallmatrix}}$ = -0.55^[6] dex

NGC 6388 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Scorpius. The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on May 13, 1826 using a 22.86 cm (9 in) reflector telescope. Due to its moderate apparent magnitude (+6.72), a telescope is required to see it.

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↑ Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (August 1927). "A Classification of Globular Clusters". Harvard College Observatory Bulletin. 849 (849): 11–14. Bibcode:1927BHarO.849...11S.
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↑ Boyles, J.; et al. (November 2011), "Young Radio Pulsars in Galactic Globular Clusters", The Astrophysical Journal, 742 (1): 51, Bibcode:2011ApJ...742...51B, arXiv:1108.4402 , doi:10.1088/0004-637X/742/1/51.
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