| NGC 6229 | |
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 NGC 6229 as seen through theHubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Class | VII |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 46m 58.8s |
| Declination | +47° 31′ 40″ |
| Apparent magnitude(V) | 9.4 |
| Apparent dimensions(V) | 4.50' |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude | -8.06 |
| Metallicity | = -1.13±0.06[1]dex |
| Other designations | GCL 47 |
| See also:Globular cluster,List of globular clusters | |
NGC 6229 is aglobular cluster located in the constellationHercules. It is designated asGC(v)B in thegalaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 12 May 1787. NGC 6229 is located at about 100,000 light years away from Earth.[2][3][4][5]
It is an intermediate-metallicity globular cluster with two distinct generations of stars, and may be the remnant core of a spheroidaldwarf galaxy.[1]
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