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NGC 6325

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Class
  
IV

Right ascension
  
17 17 59.27

Distance
  
25,400 ly (7,800 pc)

Constellation
  
Ophiuchus

Declination
  
−23° 45′ 57.7″

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
10.33

NGC 6325

NGC 6325 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. Its Shapley-Sawyer Concentration Class is IV, meaning that it has "intermediate rich concentrationsrs"; 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.

References

NGC 6325 Wikipedia