NGC 1851

NGC 1851 has the highest surface brightness of all the Milky Way Globular Clusters. It is a relatively large and massive GC. The cluster is in a highly eccentric orbit around the core of the Milky Way with an eccentricity of about 0.7. (An eccentricity of 0 is circular.)

Shapley Sawyer Classification: II

Distance: 39,470 LY

Type: Far Halo Globular

Position w.r.t. core of galaxy: Below the disc of the MY on the sun side of the core.

Any stars resolved: N/A

Undergoing Core Collapse: No