NGC 6528
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Globular cluster NGC 6528 |
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| Image of the globular cluster NGC 6528 with the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 18 h 04 m 49.6 s |
| declination | -30 ° 03 ′ 21 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Concentration class | V |
| Brightness (visual) | 9.6 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.12 mag |
| Angular expansion | 5.0 ' |
| Physical data | |
| distance | 28 kLj |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | June 24, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6528 • C 1801-300 • GCl 84 • ESO 456-SC48 • GC 4364 • Cl VDBH 257, Bennett 102, H II 200, h 3723 | |
NGC 6528 is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius that is listed in the New General Catalog . The globular cluster was discovered on June 24, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel with his 18.7-inch telescope and the discovery was later recorded in the New General Catalog.
The globular clusters NGC 6528 and NGC 6522 imaged with the 81 cm reflecting telescope of the Mount Lemmon Observatory .
Like the nearby globular cluster NGC 6522, it is located in the so-called Baade window , in whose direction of view towards the galactic center the view is not obscured by dust from the Milky Way.