Great Peacock Globular Cluster (NGC 6752)

Physical Properties

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Designation NGC 6752
Type GCL (VI)
Right Ascension (J2000.0) 19h 10m 51.8s
Declination (J2000.0) -59° 58' 53"
Diameter 29 arcmin
Visual magnitude 5.3 mag
Metric Distance 4.000 kpc
Dreyer Description globular, B, vL, iR, rrr, st 11…16
Identification, Remarks GCL 108, ESO 141-SC30, N 6777?

Finder Chart

The globular cluster NGC 6752 is located in the constellation Pavo. Unfortunately it is not visible from Europe. On 7 July it in opposition with the Sun and is therefore highest in the sky at local midnight.

Finder Chart Great Peacock Globular Cluster (NGC 6752)
Great Peacock Globular Cluster (NGC 6752) in constellation Pavo. Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. [149, 160]

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