GGCs database: globular cluster NGC 6453

Release 11.12 ("Hergest Ridge")

Selected: NGC 6453

Parameters
Positional Parameters
cluster	NGC 6453
RA	17 50 51.70
Declination	-34 35 57.0
Galactic longitude	355.72
Galactic latitude	-3.87
R sun	11.6
R gc	3.7
X	11.5
Y	-0.9
Z	-0.8
Photometric Parameters
E (B-V)	0.64
V HB	17.88
(m-M)	17.3
Vt	10.08
MVt	-7.22
(U-B)	0.68
(B-V)	1.31
(V-R)	0.99
(V-I)	2
S_RR	0
hbt	0
Structural Parameters
[Fe / H]	-1.5
SpT	F8
v_r	-83.7
err	8.3
v_LSR	-76.7
c	2.5
r_c	0.05
r_h	0.44
r_t	21.5
lg(tc)	6.73
lg(th)	8.52
mu_V	17.07
rho_v	4.95
Color-magnitude diagrams
author	Ortolani, S.; Bica, E.; Barbuy, B.
title	Blue horizontal branch globular clusters towards the bulge: Terzan 9, NGC 6139 and NGC 6453
journal	Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement, v.138, p.267-273 (1999)
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Selected biblio
Paper n. 1
Ortolani, S.; Bica, E.; Barbuy, B. Blue horizontal branch globular clusters towards the bulge: Terzan 9, NGC 6139 and NGC 6453 1999, Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement, v.138, p.267-273 (1999) (NGC 6453 cmd )
Paper n. 2
Hazen-Liller, M. L. Photoelectric sequences near nine galactic globular clusters 1984, Astronomical Journal, vol. 89, p. 1551-1554 (NGC 6139 NGC 6355 NGC 6453 NGC 6496 NGC 6558 NGC 6569 NGC 6642 NGC 6652 NGC 6717 )
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