GGCs database: globular cluster NGC 6426

Release 11.12 ("Hergest Ridge")

Selected: NGC 6426

Parameters
Positional Parameters
cluster	NGC 6426
RA	17 44 54.65
Declination	+03 10 12.5
Galactic longitude	28.09
Galactic latitude	16.23
R sun	20.6
R gc	14.4
X	17.4
Y	9.3
Z	5.8
Photometric Parameters
E (B-V)	0.36
V HB	18.16
(m-M)	17.68
Vt	11.01
MVt	-6.67
(U-B)	0.35
(B-V)	1.02
(V-I)	1.28
S_RR	25.3
HBR	0.58
hbt	2
Structural Parameters
[Fe / H]	-2.15
SpT	G1:
v_r	-162
err	23
v_LSR	-146.9
c	1.7
r_c	0.26
r_h	0.92
r_t	13.23
lg(tc)	8.31
lg(th)	9.28
mu_V	20.09
rho_v	2.47
Color-magnitude diagrams
author	Hatzidimitriou, D., et al.
title	The Age of NGC 6426, a Metal-poor Globular Cluster in the Galactic Halo
journal	The Astronomical Journal, Volume 117, Issue 6, pp. 3059-3065 (1999)
CM diagram

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Selected biblio
Paper n. 1
Hatzidimitriou, D., et al. The Age of NGC 6426, a Metal-poor Globular Cluster in the Galactic Halo 1999, The Astronomical Journal, Volume 117, Issue 6, pp. 3059-3065 (1999) (NGC 6426 cmd )
Paper n. 2
Zinn, Robert; Barnes, Sydney The Horizontal Branches of Globular Clusters. I. The Color-Magnitude Diagram of NGC 6426 1996, Astronomical Journal v.112, p.1054 (NGC 6426 )
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