NGC6522 (Globular cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC6522 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 18° above the horizon.

Name NGC6522
Object type Globular cluster
Position
Right ascension:18h03m [2]
Declination:−30°02' [2]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:9.48 (V) [2]
10.68 (B) [2]
Distance:7.9 kpc
25.8 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.20
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-5.01

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