NGC 6522 and NGC 6528
Two globular clusters seen through the dense star field in the direction towards the center of our Galaxy, in the constellation Sagittarius. These systems are relatively young for globular clusters, being only about 10 million years old. KPNO 4-meter Mayall telescope, 1975.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-02268 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:53 p.m. |
| Size: | 2500 x 2000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6522, NGC 6528 |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 4 31.92 |
| Position (Dec): | -30° 0' 47.66" |
| Field of view: | 30.30 x 24.36 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 179.9° left of vertical |
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