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Messier 4 or M4 (also known as NGC 6121 or the Spider Globular Cluster) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Scorpius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764. [9] It was the first globular cluster in which individual stars were resolved. [9]
Messier 80 (also known as M80 or NGC 6093) is a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781, being one of his first discoveries. [9] This star cluster is, as to its angle from the solar system, midway between α Scorpii and β Scorpii in a field in the Milky Way Galaxy that is rich in nebulæ.
NGC 6380 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Scorpius.It was originally discovered by James Dunlop in 1826, and he named it Dun 538. Eight years later, in 1834, it was independently rediscovered by John Herschel and he named it H 3688.
NGC 6453 is a globular cluster approximately 37,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius. [3] [2]The cluster is located approximately 1 kpc (~3,260 light-years) from the Galactic Center, [5] which results in confounded view of the cluster from the Solar System due to many intervening clouds of cosmic dust.
Messier 7 or M7, also designated NGC 6475 and sometimes known as the Ptolemy Cluster, [4] is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Scorpius. The cluster is easily detectable with the naked eye, close to the "stinger" of Scorpius. With a declination of −34.8°, it is the southernmost Messier object.
NGC 6388 is a globular cluster of stars located in the southern constellation of Scorpius. The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on May 13, 1826 using a 20 cm (9 in) reflector telescope. [3] It was later determined to be a globular cluster by English astronomer John Herschel, who was able to resolve it into individual ...
Scorpius is a zodiac constellation located in the Southern celestial hemisphere, where it sits near the center of the Milky Way, between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east. Scorpius is an ancient constellation whose recognition predates Greek culture; [ 1 ] it is one of the 48 constellations identified by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy ...
NGC 6256 is a globular cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Scorpius.It was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on Aug 2, 1826. [6] In J. L. E. Dreyer's New General Catalogue annotation it is described as, "very faint, very large, very gradually bright in the middle, well resolved clearly consisting of stars."