Messier 3

Globular Cluster M 3 (NGC 5272), class VI, in Canes Venatici

[M 3 image]

RA:
13:42:11.2
Dec:
+28:22:32
Distance from Sun:
33.9 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
39.8 kly
Apparent Diameter:
18.0 arc min
Brightness:
6.19 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
-147.6 km/s
Diameter:
160 ly
Abs. Mag:
-8.93 Mag vis
Discovered by Charles Messier on May 3, 1764.


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