NGC 288

NGC 288
NGC 288 by Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Channel of the Advanced Camera for Surveys Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Class	X[1]
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	00h 52m 45.3s[2]
Declination	-26° 34′ 43″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	9.37[2]
Apparent dimensions (V)	13′.8[1]
Physical characteristics
Other designations	Melotte 3[2]
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

NGC 288 is a globular cluster in the constellation Sculptor. Its visual appearance was described by John Dreyer in 1888.^[3] 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]

External links

• NGC 288 @ SEDS
• NGC 288 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Kepple, George Robert; Glen W. Sanner (1998). The Night Sky Observer's Guide, Volume 2. Willmann-Bell, Inc.. pp. 365, 372. ISBN 0-943396-60-3. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for extended name search on NGC 288. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/sim-id.pl?Ident=NGC+0288. Retrieved 2007-02-10. 
3. ^ 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. 

Coordinates: 00^h 52^m 45.3^s, −26° 34′ 43″