NGC 6522

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NGC 6522

Summary

NGC 6522 is a globular cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 6522 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 6522's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[4].
  • NGC 6522's constellation is recorded as Sagittarius[5].
  • NGC 6522's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6522[6].
  • NGC 6522's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6522[7].
  • NGC 6522's catalog code is recorded as GCL 82[8].
  • NGC 6522's catalog code is recorded as ESO 456-SC43[9].
  • NGC 6522's catalog code is recorded as C 1800-300[10].
  • NGC 6522's catalog code is recorded as GCl 82[11].
  • NGC 6522's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2792[12].
  • NGC 6522's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-06-24T00:00:00Z[13].
  • NGC 6522's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NGC 6522[14].
  • NGC 6522's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.48'}[15].
  • NGC 6522's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.45'}[16].
  • NGC 6522's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.68'}[17].
  • NGC 6522's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-21.1'}[18].
  • NGC 6522's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-1.40'}[19].
  • NGC 6522's metallicity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-1.69'}[20].
  • NGC 6522's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+0.008'}[21].
  • NGC 6522's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+270.892000'}[22].
  • NGC 6522's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-30.033972'}[23].
  • NGC 6522's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[24].
  • NGC 6522's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.190'}[25].
  • NGC 6522's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.1900'}[26].
  • NGC 6522's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+3.350'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

NGC 6522's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[4].

Why It Matters

NGC 6522 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Space velocities of southern globular clusters. IV. First results for inner galaxy clusters. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Testing three derivative methods of stellar population synthesis models. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Testing three derivative methods of stellar population synthesis models. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Uniting old stellar systems: from globular clusters to giant ellipticals. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . RR Lyrae-based calibration of the Globular Cluster Luminosity Function. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . RR Lyrae-based calibration of the Globular Cluster Luminosity Function. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . RR Lyrae-based calibration of the Globular Cluster Luminosity Function. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Proper motions and kinematics of selected bulge globular clusters. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Proper motions and kinematics of selected bulge globular clusters. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Proper motions and kinematics of selected bulge globular clusters. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). NGC 6522. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-6522
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ngc-6522_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NGC 6522}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ngc-6522}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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