2012-03-19

NGC 6522




18h 03m 35.1s; -30º 02' 06"
Discovered by: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel (1738 - 1822)
Year of Discovery: 1784
Object Type: Globular cluster
Object Classification: 6
Constellation: Sagittarius
Visual Magnitude: 9.9
Also Cataloged As: NGC 6551, ESO 456-SC043, GCL 82, GC 4359, h 3720,
H I-49

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