NGC 6525
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Constellation | Snake bearer |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 18 h 02 m 04.7 s |
declination | + 11 ° 02 ′ 18 ″ |
Appearance
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Angular expansion | 4.0 ' |
Physical data
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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
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ SEDS : NGC 6525
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Seligman