Messier 14

Globular Cluster M 14 (NGC 6402), class VIII, in Ophiuchus

[M 14 image]

RA:
17:37:36.1
Dec:
-03:14:45
Distance from Sun:
30.3 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
13.4 kly
Apparent Diameter:
11.0 arc min
Brightness:
7.59 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
- 66.1 km/s
Diameter:
103 ly
Abs. Mag:
- 9.12 Mag vis
Discovered by Charles Messier on June 1, 1764.


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