NGC 6316 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. Its Shapley-Sawyer Concentration Class is III, meaning that it has a "strong inner core of stars" and was discovered by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel on 24 May 1784.[6] It is at a distance of about 37,000 light years away from the Earth.[3] NGC 6316 has a metallicity of -0.45,[4] although new studies suggest this cluster to be more metal Poor, with a metallicity of -0.87 [5] and -0.9;[3] this means that its ratio of hydrogen/helium to other elements is only 35% that of the Sun, but still enough to be considered a "metal-rich" globular cluster.[7]
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