GGCs database: globular cluster NGC 5946

Release 11.12 ("Hergest Ridge")

Selected: NGC 5946

Parameters
Positional Parameters
cluster	NGC 5946
RA	15 35 28.52
Declination	-50 39 34.8
Galactic longitude	327.58
Galactic latitude	4.19
R sun	10.6
R gc	5.8
X	8.9
Y	-5.6
Z	0.8
Photometric Parameters
E (B-V)	0.54
V HB	17.4
(m-M)	16.79
Vt	9.61
MVt	-7.18
(U-B)	0.45
(B-V)	1.29
(V-R)	0.77
(V-I)	1.58
S_RR	2.6
hbt	1
Structural Parameters
[Fe / H]	-1.29
SpT	F7/8
v_r	128.4
err	1.8
v_LSR	128.9
c	2.5
r_c	0.08
r_h	0.89
r_t	24.03
lg(tc)	6.9
lg(th)	8.91
mu_V	17.19
rho_v	4.68
Color-magnitude diagrams
author	Alcaino, Gonzalo; Liller, William; Alvarado, Franklin; Wenderoth, Erich
title	BV CCD photometry of the low-latitude globular cluster NGC 5946
journal	Astronomical Journal, vol. 102, Oct. 1991, p. 1371-1380, 1576, 1577
CM diagram

Image
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Selected biblio
Paper n. 1
Davidge, T. J. Near-Infrared Photometry of the Core-Collapsed Metal-Poor Globular Cluster NGC 5946 and NGC 7099 1995, Astronomical Journal v.110, p.1177 (NGC 5946 NGC 7099 )
Paper n. 2
Alcaino, Gonzalo; Liller, William; Alvarado, Franklin; Wenderoth, Erich BV CCD photometry of the low-latitude globular cluster NGC 5946 1991, Astronomical Journal, vol. 102, Oct. 1991, p. 1371-1380, 1576, 1577 (NGC 5946 cmd )
Paper n. 3
Martins, D. H.; Harvel, C. A. UBVR photometric sequences around NGC 5946, 6440, and 6624 1979, Astronomical Journal, vol. 84, p. 1025-1029. (NGC 5946 NGC 6640 NGC 6624 )
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