NGC 6525

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Open star cluster
NGC 6525
AladinLite
Constellation Snake bearer
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 18 h 02 m 04.7 s
declination + 11 ° 02 ′ 18 ″
Appearance

Angular expansion 4.0 '
Physical data

distance  4700 ly
(1436 pc )
history
Discovered by John Herschel
Discovery time July 29, 1829
Catalog names
 NGC  6525 •  GC  4362 •  h  1992 •

NGC 6525 is an open star cluster or asterism in the constellation of the Serpent Bearer . The object was sighted on July 29, 1829 by John Herschel . Whether an open star cluster exists is not certain and nowadays one assumes more of an asterism.

Web links

  • NGC 6525. SIMBAD, accessed August 31, 2016 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 6525
  3. AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
  4. Seligman