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Messier 5
Messier 5
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello (Oria Amateur Astrophysical Observatory - OAAO)
2000 RA 15h 18m 33.22s Dec +02° 04′ 51.7″
M5 ( NGC 5904) is a globular cluster in Serpens. It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch in 1702.
M5 is just visible to the naked eye as a faint blurred star.
Spanning 165 light-years in diameter, M5 is one of the largest known globular clusters. It is 13 billion years old and also one of the eldest globular clusters in our Galaxy. Its distance is about 24,500 light-years, and it contains more than 100,000 stars.
(127ED@1140mm)
Messier 5
Messier 5
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello (Oria Amateur Astrophysical Observatory - OAAO)
2000 RA 15h 18m 33.22s Dec +02° 04′ 51.7″
M5 ( NGC 5904) is a globular cluster in Serpens. It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch in 1702.
M5 is just visible to the naked eye as a faint blurred star.
Spanning 165 light-years in diameter, M5 is one of the largest known globular clusters. It is 13 billion years old and also one of the eldest globular clusters in our Galaxy. Its distance is about 24,500 light-years, and it contains more than 100,000 stars.
(127ED@1140mm)