
Hershel 400 Objects in Libra
| Abbreviations in the CON column are the IAU versions. |
| The column TYPE has following abbreviations: |
| OPNCL = open cluster |
PLNNB = planetary nebula |
GLOCL = globular cluster |
CL+NB = open cluster and nebulosity |
BRTNB = bright emission or reflection nebula |
| Hubble Classification for galaxies or GALXY where no
classification existed. |
| In the Herschel Column
the Classes are: |
| I = Bright Nebulae |
III = Very Faint Nebulae |
V = Very Large
Nebulae |
VII = Pretty Much Compressed
Clusters of Large or Small Stars |
| II = Faint Nebulae |
IV = Planetary Nebulae |
VI = Very Compressed and Rich Clusters
of Stars |
VIII = Coarsely Scattered
Clusters of Stars |
| NGC_# |
Con |
Type |
RA_2000 |
Declination |
Mag |
Size |
Hershel_# |
Observation Notes |
| 5897 |
LIB |
GLOCL |
15 17.4 |
-21 01 |
8.6 |
12.6' |
H VI 19 |
Pretty faint, large, gradually brighter in the
middle and rich at 135X. I counted 22 stars resolved on a night I
rated 6/10 for seeing and transparency. There is certainly not the
usual "blazing core" to this globular. |
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