NGC 6229, globular cluster

Globular Star Cluster NGC 6229

NGC 6229 - a globular cluster

CCD images taken with an ST-6 CCD camera thru a 20-inch F/8.1 telescope. The field of view is about 5x7 arc minutes. Exposures = 5 and 10 minutes.

Description of NGC 6229 in
The Deep Sky Field Guide to Uranometria 2000:

Magnitude of the brightest stars = 15.5
Horizontal branch stars magnitude = 18.0
Concentration: 4 ( scale 1{dense} to 12{loose} )

Dreyer's description in
The New General Catalog (NGC):

Globular cluster, very bright, large, round, disc & faint border, resolvable, but mottled.

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NGC 6229
Magnitude: 9.4
Constellation: Hercules
RA: 16h 47m 00.0s
Dec: +47° 32' 00" Epoch 2000
Size (mins): 4.5'
Classification: Globular Cluster

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George Normandin, KAS

September 16th, 2000