Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  HD28075  ·  PGC 15053  ·  PGC 832321
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Eridanus GC, Jim Fordice
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Eridanus GC

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Eridanus GC, Jim Fordice
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Eridanus GC

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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: Brightest stars are very red. This GC is located inside the dwarf galaxy Eridanus II. Eridanus II is the smallest, least luminous galaxy known to contain a globular cluster.

Shapley Sawyer Classification: Not classified.
Distance:  293,580 LY
Type: Far Halo Globular
Position w.r.t. core of galaxy: Below the disc and far to the side of the Milky Way.
Any stars resolved: N/A
Undergoing Core Collapse: No

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