NGC 6352

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Globular cluster
NGC 6352
NGC 6352.jpg
Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope
AladinLite
Constellation altar
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 17 h 25 m 29.1 s
declination -48 ° 25 ′ 22 ″
Appearance
Concentration class XI
Brightness  (visual) 7.8 likes
Angular expansion 9.0 ′
Physical data
Integrated spectral type G4
Redshift (382 ± 21)  ·  10 −6
Radial velocity (−114.6 ± 6.3) km / s
history
discovery James Dunlop
Discovery date May 14, 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  6352 • C 1721-484 •  GCl  64 •  ESO  228-SC003 •  Mel  170 •  Dun  417 •  Cr 328

NGC 6352 is the name for a globular cluster in the constellation Altar . NGC  6352 is 7.8 'in diameter and has an apparent magnitude of +9.0 mag.

It was discovered by James Dunlop on May 14, 1826 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : NGC 6352
  3. SIMBAD Query
  4. Seligman