NGC 5822
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Constellation | wolf |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 15 h 04 m 21.2 s |
declination | -54 ° 23 ′ 47 ″ |
Appearance
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classification | II1r |
Brightness (visual) | 6.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 35.0 ' |
Physical data
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Affiliation | Milky Way |
distance | 3000 ly (917 pc ) |
history | |
Discovered by | John Herschel |
Discovery time | July 3, 1836 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 5822 • OCl 937 • Mel 130 • Cr 289 • ESO 176-SC 009 • GC 4031 • h 3588 • |
NGC 5822 is the name of an open star cluster in the constellation Wolf . NGC 5822 is 35 ′ in diameter and has an apparent magnitude of 6.5 mag. The object was discovered on July 3, 1836 by John Herschel .