The Proper Motion of NGC 6522 in Baade's Window

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We have detected seven stars with a common proper motion that are located within 25 of the globular cluster NGC 6522 in the Baade's window field of the Galactic bulge. We argue that these stars are members of the cluster, and derive a weighted mean proper motion and heliocentric radial velocity of l = 1.4 ± 0.2 mas yr-1, b = -6.2 ± 0.2 mas yr-1 and = -28.5 ± 6.5 km s-1. We rederive the distance to NGC 6522 [(0.91 ± 0.04)R0, where R0 is the Galactocentric distance] and metallicity ([Fe/H] = -1.28 ± 0.12), making use of recent revisions in the foreground extinction toward the cluster (AV = 1.42 ± 0.05). We find the spatial velocity of the cluster and conclude that the cluster stays close to the Galactic center, and may have experienced significant bulge/disk shocking during its lifetime.
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