NGC 6316

NGC 6316
NGC 6316 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension	17^h 16^m 37.4^s
Declination	−28° 08′ 24″
Helio radial velocity	+71.4±8.9 km/s
Apparent magnitude (V)	8.1
Absolute magnitude (V)	-8.34
Characteristics
Type	III
Apparent size (V)	5.40
Other designations
GCL 57 and ESO 454-SC4
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/

NGC 6316 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is designated as III in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel on 24 May 1784. It is at a distance of 35,900 light years away from earth.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
• List of NGC objects

References

1. "Object No. 1 - NGC 6316". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6316". Seds. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
3. "NGC 6316 (= GCL 57)". cseligman. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
4. "NGC 6316". Seds. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
5. "The globular cluster NGC 6316". In-the-sky. Retrieved 4 October 2015.