Messier 79

Globular Cluster M 79 (NGC 1904), class V, in Lepus

[M 79 image]

RA:
05:24:10.6
Dec:
-24:31:27
Distance from Sun:
42.1 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
61.3 kly
Apparent Diameter:
9.6 arc min
Brightness:
7.73 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
+206.0 km/s
Diameter:
107 ly
Abs. Mag:
- 7.86 Mag vis
Discovered by Pierre Méchain on October 26, 1780.


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