NGC 6362

{{Infobox globular cluster

| name = NGC 6362

| image = 250px

|caption = NGC 6362

| epoch = J2000

| class = X

| constellation = Ara

| ra = {{RA|17|31|54.99}}

| dec = {{DEC|–67|02|54.0}}

| dist_ly = {{Convert|24.8|kly|kpc|abbr=on|lk=on}}

| appmag_v = +8.3

| size_v = 9'

| mass_msol =

| radius_ly =

| v_hb =

| metal_fe = –0.99

| age = 13.57 Gyr

| notes =

| names = {{odlist|name= GCl 66|name2= C 1726-670}}{{cite simbad|title=NGC 6362|accessdate=2021-02-19}}

}}

NGC 6362 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ara, lying close to Apus in the southern sky. A telescope with a 150mm primary mirror is required to resolve the stars within this irregularly shaped cluster. British astronomer James Dunlop first observed the cluster on 30 June 1826. It is located about 25,000 light-years from Earth and contains a number of blue stragglers.{{cite web|last=Atkinson|first=Nancy|title=Beautiful Star Cluster Looks Surprisingly Youthful |url=http://www.universetoday.com/98277/beautiful-star-cluster-is-surprisingly-youthful/|publisher=University Today|access-date=29 November 2012|date=2012-10-31}}{{cite web|title=Dazzling star cluster holds some deceptively young stars|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna49625522|work=space on NBCnews.com|date=31 October 2012 |publisher=space.com|access-date=29 November 2012}}{{cite web|title=Hubble Sees an Unexpected Population of Young-Looking Stars|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/ngc6362.html|work=Hubble telescope|publisher=nasa.gov|access-date=29 November 2012}}

Gallery

File:NGC 6362 globular cluster HST.jpg|Detailed view of NGC 6362 globular cluster.{{cite news|title=An unexpected population of young-looking stars|url=http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1244a/|access-date=12 November 2012|newspaper=ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week}}

References

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{{cite book | last=Dunlop | first=Storm | title=Atlas of the Night Sky | url=https://archive.org/details/collinsatlasofni0000dunl | url-access=registration | publisher=Collins | year=2005 | isbn=978-0-00-717223-8 }}

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{{citation | last1=Forbes | first1=Duncan A. | last2=Bridges | first2=Terry | title=Accreted versus in situ Milky Way globular clusters | journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | volume=404 | issue=3 | pages=1203–1214 |date=May 2010 | doi=10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x | doi-access=free | bibcode=2010MNRAS.404.1203F | postscript=. |arxiv = 1001.4289 | s2cid=51825384 }}

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Category:Ara (constellation)

Category:Globular clusters

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