M15, NGC 7078
M15, or NGC7078, a globular cluster in the constellation Pegasus, as seen by the KPNO 4-m telescope in 1975. M15 is a strong X-ray source, about 34000 light-years away and about 130 light-years across. It is unusual in that it contains a small planetary nebula (K648) in the northeast side (just below the center at the left). Orientation: north left, east down.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-02215 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
| Size: | 2500 x 2000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M15, NGC 7078 |
| Constellation: | Pegasus |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 21 30 24.15 |
| Position (Dec): | 12° 7' 42.97" |
| Field of view: | 28.20 x 22.32 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.8° left of vertical |
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