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.
Because this object is just below the disc of the galaxy and on the far side of the center it is heavily obscured. This is another object that I think of as being “shy.”
Djorgovski 1 was discovered in 1986 by George Djorgovski who was looking for possible obscured globular clusters using the IRAS Point Source Catalog. Djorg 1 is one of the most metal-poor clusters in the inner galaxy.
In a 2019 paper by Otolani, Nardiello, Perez-Villegas, Bica, and Barbuy the blue horizontal branch of this cluster was clearly resolved. They determined that Djorgovski 1 is currently located in the bulge volume but
Gaia DR2 proper motion, together with a better distance determination and recent literature radial velocities, show that the cluster has a typical halo orbit that is passing by the hub region. Djorg 1 is not a component of the hub. This was the first time a halo intruder was identified in the hub.
Shapley Sawyer Classification: Not classified.
Distance: 44,689 LY
Type: Hub Globular
Position w.r.t. core of galaxy: Located about as far as the sun is from the center of the galaxy but on the far side of the center. It lies just below the disc of the Milky Way.
Any stars resolved: N/A
Undergoing Core Collapse: No.
Created with SkySafari 6 Pro.
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