Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  HD109712  ·  HD109908
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Ruprecht 106 (Ru 106), Jim Fordice
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Ruprecht 106 (Ru 106)

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Ruprecht 106 (Ru 106), Jim Fordice
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Ruprecht 106 (Ru 106)

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Description

I have not observed this object. 

I obtained the calibrated lights frames used to create the final image from Telescope Live. The frames were imaged by the CHI-1-CMOS Telescope at the El Sauce Observatory in Chile.

Note: Originally classified as an open cluster. Now classified as a young metal-poor GC. Ru 106 is the only GC that has a single population of stars even though it is estimated to be 12 Gyr old. Ru 106 is reported to be associated with the galaxy that was the progenitor for the Helmi Galactic Stream. 

Shapley Sawyer Classification: Not classified.
Distance: 69,154 LY
Type: Far halo globular
Position w.r.t. core of galaxy: Above the disc and on the far side of the core of the Milky Way.
Any stars resolved: N/A
Undergoing Core Collapse: No

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