NGC6522 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6522 is visible between 01:07 and 04:20. It will become accessible at around 01:07, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:43, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:20 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6522
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h03m [2] |
| Declination: | −30°02' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 9.48 (V) [2] 10.68 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.9 arcmin |
| Distance: | 7.9 kpc 25.8 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.20 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.01 |
Sources