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Table 1
Properties of the globular cluster NGC 6388.
| Parameter | Value | Reference |
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| RA (J200) | 17h 36m 17s | NG |
| Dec (J200) | −44° 44′ 08′′ | NG |
| Galactic Longitude l | 345.56 | H |
| Galactic Latitude b | −6.74 | H |
| Distance from the Sun RSUN | 11.6 kpc | M |
| Core Radius rc | 7.2′′ | L |
| Central Concentration c | 1.8 | L |
| Heliocentric Radial Velocity Vr | 81.2 ± 1.2 km s-1 | H |
| Central Velocity Dispersion σ | 18.9 km s-1 | PM |
| Age | (11.5 ± 1.5) Gyr | M |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.6 dex | H |
| Integrated Spectral Type | G2 | H |
| Reddening E(B − V) | 0.38 | M |
| Absolute Visual Magnitude MVt | −9.42 mag | H |
References. NG = Noyola & Gebhardt (2006), H = Harris (1996), M = Moretti et al. (2009), L = Lanzoni et al. (2007) and PM = Pryor & Meylan (1993).
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