Release 11.12 ("Hergest Ridge")


Part 1. Identification and Positional Data

 
ID Cluster identification number NGC 104
Name Other commonly used cluster name 47 Tuc 
RA Right ascension (J2000) (not shown on Table I) 00 24 05.2
DEC Declination (J2000) (not shown on Table I) -72 04 51 
l Galactic longitude (degrees)  305.90
b Galactic latitude (degrees) -44.89
R_Sun Distance from Sun (kiloparsecs) 4.5
R_gc Distance from Galactic center (kpc), assuming R_0=8.0 kpc 7.4
X Distance components X in Sun-centered coordinate system; X points toward Galactic center 1.9
Distance components Y in Sun-centered coordinate system : Y points in direction of Galactic rotation -2.6 
Z Distance components Z in Sun-centered coordinate system: Z toward North Galactic Pole -3.2


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