NGC 5634 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Class | IV [1] |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 14h 29m 37.28s [2] |
Declination | −05° 58′ 35.1″ [2] |
Distance | 82.2
kly (25.2 kpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.05 [2] |
Physical characteristics | |
Radius | 2.45' x 2.45' [3] |
Other designations | GCl 28, GCRV 8456 [2] |
NGC 5634 is a globular cluster in the constellation Virgo (constellation), located about 82,200 light years (25.2 kiloparsecs) away. [2] NGC 5634 has an apparent magnitude of about 10 [2] and a diameter of 4 or 5 arcminutes. [3] Its Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class is IV, [1] meaning the cluster shows intermediate rich concentrations. The star near the upper right is the eleventh-magnitude UCAC2 29844847. There is also a bright orange giant, HD 127119, about 1.3 arcminutes away from the cluster.
NGC 5634 was once likely a member of the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy. [3] The galaxy itself is being pulled apart by tidal forces from the Milky Way, similar to how NGC 5634 was pulled from the Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.