2012-03-12

NGC 6520

Wide field of view

High Power
Sagittarius
18h 03m 25.1s; -27º 53' 28"
Discovered by: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel (1738 - 1822)
Year of Discovery: 1784
Object Type: Open cluster
Object Classification: I 2 r n
Constellation: Sagittarius
Visual Magnitude: 7.6
Also Cataloged As: Cr 361, Mel 187, Lund 805, ESO 456-SC042, OCL 10,
H VII-7, h 3721, GC 4358

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