NGC 5822
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| Constellation | wolf |
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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 .