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NGC 6525 - Open Cluster in Ophiuchus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 1:49 | Tran: 8:44 | Set: 15:38
Alt: 24.88°   Az: 104.10°   Direction: East-South-East

NGC 6525 is a Open Cluster in the Ophiuchus constellation. NGC 6525 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6525 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 6525 - Open Cluster in Ophiuchus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6525 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (5.4 arcmin) and minor (5.4 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 03m 15s
+11° 02’ 23”
19h 45m 13s
13h 48m 29s

J2000

18h 02m 04s
+11° 02’ 17”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6525 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 6525 - Open Cluster in Ophiuchus.

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Finder chart for NGC 6525 - Open Cluster in Ophiuchus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6525 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6525 is a visual representation of it.
5.4 arcmin
5.4 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 6525 - Open Cluster in Ophiuchus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.0°
Max altitude: 49.6°
Azimuth: 281.0°