NGC 6528
 NGC 6528 |
 Seen close to Gamma2 Sagittarii and NGC 6522. |
NGC 6528 is a globular cluster in the Sagittarius, which is listed in the New General Catalogue. Burnham gives it a magnitude 11 and diameter of 1 arc minute, and given class V with stars 16th magnitude and dimmer. Dreyer described it as "pF, cS, R", meaning poor and faint, considerably small and round. [1]
The globular cluster was discovered in 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel with his 18-inch telescopes.
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The globular clusters NGC 6528 (lower left) is close to NGC 6522 (upper right)
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It is located in the Baade's_Window, a view is not clouded by dust from the Milky Way.
References
- ↑ Burnham, p.1555
- Robert Burnham, Jr, Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An observer's guide to the universe beyond the solar system, vol 3, p.1555
- NGC 6528 @ SEDS
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