NGC 6325 explained

NGC 6325
Epoch:	J2000
Class:	IV^[1]
Constellation:	Ophiuchus
Ra:	^[2]
Dist Ly:	25400abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Appmag V:	10.33
Size V:	4.3 × 4.3
Metal Fe:	-1.25^[3]
Names:	GCl 58, ESO 519-11

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

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
• List of NGC objects

Notes and References

1. Web site: NGC 6325 - Hartmut Frommert - SEDS. SEDS. Hartmut Frommert. 6 February 2017.
2. NGC 6325. 8 February 2017.
3. Web site: Catalog of Parameters for Milky Way Globular Clusters. William E. Harris. 3 February 2017.
4. Web site: NGC 6325 (= GCL 58). cseligman. 8 February 2017.