ESO 280-SC06

ESO 280-SC06 (also known as ESO 280-6) is a globular cluster^[2] 69,800 light years from the Sun in the constellation of Ara. The cluster received this designation when it was catalogued by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile. Imagery and Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams show a sparsely populated globular cluster with a compact core.^[1]

ESO 280-SC06
The globular cluster ESO 280-SC06, rendered in Celestia
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ara
Right ascension	18h 09m 06.0s[1]
Declination	−46° 25′ 23″[1]
Distance	69.8 kly (21.4 kpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.00[1]
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude	-4.87[1]
Metallicity	${\displaystyle {\begin{smallmatrix}\left[{\ce {Fe}}/{\ce {H}}\right]\end{smallmatrix}}}$ = –1.8[1] dex
Other designations	ESO 280-6[1]
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters