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Messier 80 (also known as M80 or NGC 6093) is a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781, being one of his first discoveries.[9]

Messier 80
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of M80
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ClassII[1]
ConstellationScorpius
Right ascension16h 17m 02.41s[2]
Declination–22° 58′ 33.9″[2]
Distance32.6 kly (10.0 kpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)7.3[4]
Apparent dimensions (V)10′.0
Physical characteristics
Mass5.02×105[5] M☉
Radius48 ly
Metallicity = –1.47[6] dex
Estimated age13.5 ± 1.0 Gyr[7]
Other designationsM80, NGC 6093, GCl 39[8]
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

This star cluster is, as to its angle from the solar system, midway between α Scorpii (Antares) and β Scorpii in a field in the Milky Way Galaxy that is rich in nebulæ. With low levels of light pollution it can be viewed below the 67th parallel north with modest amateur telescopes, appearing as a mottled ball of light.

It has an apparent angular diameter of about 10 arcminutes.[9] Since it is 32,600 light-years (10,000 pc) away, this translates into a true (spatial) diameter of about 95 light-years.[9] It contains several hundred thousand stars, and ranks among the densest globular clusters in the Milky Way.[9] It is at more than twice the distance of the Galactic Center in regions considered the Galactic halo.

It hosts relatively many blue stragglers, stars that appear to be much younger than the cluster. It is thought these have lost part of their outer layers due to close encounters with other cluster members or perhaps from collisions between stars in the dense cluster. Images from the Hubble Space Telescope have shown pronounced districts of these stragglers in M80, suggesting the center of the cluster to have a very high capture and collision rate.[9]

On May 21, 1860, a nova was found in M80 that delivered a magnitude of +7.0 to telescopes, binoculars and astute eyes.[9] This variable star, given designation T Scorpii, reached an absolute magnitude of −8.5, briefly outshining the cluster.[9]




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References


  1. Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (August 1927), "A Classification of Globular Clusters", Harvard College Observatory Bulletin, 849 (849): 11–14, Bibcode:1927BHarO.849...11S.
  2. Goldsbury, Ryan; et al. (December 2010), "The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. X. New Determinations of Centers for 65 Clusters", The Astronomical Journal, 140 (6): 1830–1837, arXiv:1008.2755, Bibcode:2010AJ....140.1830G, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/140/6/1830, S2CID 119183070.
  3. Paust, Nathaniel E. Q.; et al. (February 2010), "The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. VIII. Effects of Environment on Globular Cluster Global Mass Functions", The Astronomical Journal, 139 (2): 476–491, Bibcode:2010AJ....139..476P, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/139/2/476, hdl:2152/34371, S2CID 120965440.
  4. "Messier 80". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  5. Boyles, J.; et al. (November 2011), "Young Radio Pulsars in Galactic Globular Clusters", The Astrophysical Journal, 742 (1): 51, arXiv:1108.4402, Bibcode:2011ApJ...742...51B, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/742/1/51, S2CID 118649860.
  6. Forbes, Duncan A.; Bridges, Terry (May 2010), "Accreted versus in situ Milky Way globular clusters", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 404 (3): 1203–1214, arXiv:1001.4289, Bibcode:2010MNRAS.404.1203F, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x, S2CID 51825384.
  7. Göttgens, Fabian; Kamann, Sebastian; Baumgardt, Holger; Dreizler, Stefan; Giesers, Benjamin; Husser, Tim-Oliver; Den Brok, Mark; Fétick, Romain; Krajnovic, Davor; Weilbacher, Peter M. (2021). "Central kinematics of the Galactic globular cluster M80". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 507 (4): 4788–4803. doi:10.1093/mnras/stab2449.
  8. "M 80". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved November 16, 2006.
  9. "Messier 80". SEDS Messier Database. Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. Retrieved December 19, 2021.



На других языках

[de] Messier 80

Der Kugelsternhaufen Messier 80 (NGC 6093), kurz M 80, steht im Sternbild Skorpion südlich der Ekliptik.
- [en] Messier 80

[es] Cúmulo globular M80

Messier 80 (también conocido como M80 o NGC 6093) es un cúmulo globular en la constelación de Scorpius, situado algo al este de M4: no es visible con prismáticos debido a tu pequeño tamaño angular y a su baja magnitud conjunta, aunque sí incluso con telescopios pequeños. Fue descubierto por Charles Messier en 1781.

[ru] M 80 (звёздное скопление)

M 80 (англ. M 80, Messier 80, NGC 6093, рус. Мессье 80) — шаровое звёздное скопление в созвездии Скорпиона.


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