GCl 15,[4] GC 2068, h 3238, Dun 445, Bennett 44, Caldwell 79,[9] Melotte 99
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters
NGC 3201 (also known as Caldwell 79) is a low galactic latitude globular cluster in the southern constellation of Vela. It has a very low central concentration of stars.[10] This cluster was discovered by James Dunlop on May 28, 1826 and listed in his 1827 catalogue. He described it as "a pretty large pretty bright round nebula, 4′ or 5′ diameter, very gradually condensed towards the centre, easily resolved into stars; the figure is rather irregular, and the stars are considerably scattered on the south".[11]
The radial velocity of this cluster is unusually high at 490 km/s, larger than any other cluster known. This corresponds to a peculiar velocity of 240 km/s. While high, this is lower than the escape velocity of the Milky Way galaxy.[11] It is located at a distance of 16,300 light years from the Sun and has an estimated 157,000 times the mass of the Sun.[5] This cluster is about 10.24 billion years old.[7]
The stellar population of this cluster is inhomogeneous, varying with distance from the core. The effective temperature of the stars shows an increase with greater distance, with the redder and cooler stars tending to be located closer to the core. As of 2010, this is one of only two clusters (including Messier 4) that shows a definite inhomogeneous population.[12]
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NGC3201 (also known as Caldwell 79) is a low galactic latitude globular cluster in the southern constellation of Vela. It has a very low central concentration...
December 2019). "A stellar census in globular clusters with MUSE: Binaries in NGC3201". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 632: A3. arXiv:1909.04050. Bibcode:2019A&A...
"Stellar graveyards: clustering of compact objects in globular clusters NGC3201 and NGC 6397", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 514 (1):...
objects List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs NGC3201 – a globular cluster with many black holes NGC 7727 – a galaxy with the closest confirmed binary...
"A detached stellar-mass black hole candidate in the globular cluster NGC3201". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 475 (1):...
objects, such as the Hyades, the Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884), and the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253). The Messier catalogue was actually compiled...
Populations in NGC 2298 and NGC3201", The Astrophysical Journal, 865 (2): 160, arXiv:1808.05271, doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aadb43, S2CID 119089142 NGC 2298 (seds...
(2019). "A stellar census in globular clusters with MUSE: Binaries in NGC3201". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 632: A3. arXiv:1909.04050. Bibcode:2019A&A...
cluster NGC3201 is shown to harbor a sub-cluster of nearly a hundred black holes. The same study also confirms that the globular cluster NGC 6397 has...
Bibcode:2013ApJ...767..101B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/767/2/101. S2CID 73653979. "NGC 1841". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16...
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light-years from the Sun. It is a member of the NGC 2998 group, which also includes NGC 2998, NGC 3002, NGC 3005, NGC 3006, and a few others. Among these galaxies...
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