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M 5

Globular cluster · Serpens

M 5

Also known as NGC 5904

Messier 5
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Type: Globular cluster
Constellation: Serpens
Position (J2000): 15h 18m 34s · +2° 04′ 58″
Discovered: by Gottfried Kirch and Maria Margaretha Kirch in 1702

Pictures: 0
Magnitude: 5.95; visual
Size: 15′
Distance: ~25,000 ly
Best months: Apr–Jun

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.

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