NGC 6325 is a globular cluster in Ophiuchus, 24,600 light-years away
NGC 6325 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus , 24,600 light-years away. It shines at magnitude 10.3 and spans 4.1′ of sky, about 29 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in July.
Globular cluster: a ball of 100,000 to a few million old stars packed into a sphere about 100 light-years across. About 160 orbit the Milky Way, most of them in the halo around its center.
Finding NGC 6325 from θ Oph
θ Oph
NGC 6325
OPHIUCHUS
NGC 6325 lies 1.5° northwest of θ Oph , the magnitude 3.3 star. That is within one binocular field.
NGC 6325 is highest in the evening in July
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JAN at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -72° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -79° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -71° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -80° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -71° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -73° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 79° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 78° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 72° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 71° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 66°N, and never sets south of 66°S.
NGC 6325 is 24,600 light-years away
The light seen from NGC 6325 tonight left it about 24,600 years ago. It ranks 38 of 78 by distance among the star clusters on Go Astronomy. Distance source: Baumgardt and Vasiliev 2021.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6325
NGC 6369 Little Ghost Nebula, planetary nebula, 2.6° NGC 6355, globular cluster, 2.9° NGC 6287, globular cluster, 3.1° NGC 6284, globular cluster, 3.2° NGC 6293, globular cluster, 3.3° NGC 6342, globular cluster, 4.2° M19, globular cluster, 4.3° NGC 6316, globular cluster, 4.4°
NGC 6325 catalog data
Field Value
Type globular cluster Constellation Ophiuchus Right ascension (J2000) 17h 18.0m Declination (J2000) -23° 46′ Magnitude 10.3 Apparent size 4.1′ True size 29 light-years Distance 24,600 light-years (Baumgardt and Vasiliev 2021) Best month July Best with Telescope
