Astronomy:NGC 6325
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Short description: Globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus
| NGC 6325 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6325 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Class | IV[1] |
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension | 17h 17m 59.27s[2] |
| Declination | −23° 45′ 57.7″[2] |
| Distance | 25,400 ly (7,800 pc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.33[3] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 4.3′ × 4.3′[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Metallicity | [math]\displaystyle{ \begin{smallmatrix}\left[\ce{Fe}/\ce{H}\right]\end{smallmatrix} }[/math] = -1.25[3] dex |
| Other designations | GCl 58, ESO 519-11[2] |
NGC 6325 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. Its Shapley-Sawyer Concentration Class is IV, meaning that it has "intermediate rich concentration"; it was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel on 24 May 1835. It is at a distance of about 25,000 light years away from Earth.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hartmut Frommert. "NGC 6325 - Hartmut Frommert - SEDS". SEDS. http://spider.seds.org/spider/MWGC/n6325.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NGC 6325". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+6325.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Catalog of Parameters for Milky Way Globular Clusters". http://physwww.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat.
- ↑ "NGC 6325 (= GCL 58)". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc63.htm#6325.
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