NGC 6325

{{Short description|Globular cluster in the constellation of Ophiuchus}}

{{Infobox globular cluster

| name = NGC 6325

| image = 280px

| caption = NGC 6325 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope

| credit =

| epoch = J2000

| class = IV{{cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/spider/MWGC/n6325.html|title=NGC 6325 - Hartmut Frommert - SEDS|work=SEDS|author=Hartmut Frommert|access-date=6 February 2017}}

| constellation = Ophiuchus

| ra = {{RA|17|17|59.27}}{{cite simbad|title=NGC 6325|accessdate=8 February 2017}}

| dec = {{DEC|-23|45|57.7}}

| dist_ly = {{convert|25400|ly|pc|abbr=on|lk=on}}

| appmag_v =10.33

| size_v = 4.3{{prime}} × 4.3{{prime}}

| mass_msol =

| mass_kg =

| v_hb =

| metal_fe = -1.25{{cite web|title=Catalog of Parameters for Milky Way Globular Clusters|url=http://physwww.mcmaster.ca/~harris/mwgc.dat|author1=William E. Harris|access-date=3 February 2017}}

| metal_z =

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| notes =

| names =GCl 58, ESO 519-11

}}

NGC 6325 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. Its Shapley-Sawyer Concentration Class is IV, meaning that it has "intermediate rich concentration"; it was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel on 24 May 1835. It is at a distance of about 25,000 light years away from Earth.{{cite web|title=NGC 6325 (= GCL 58)|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc63.htm#6325|website=cseligman|access-date=8 February 2017}}

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