M5, NGC 5904
M5, or NGC5904, a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens, as seen by the KPNO 4-m telescope in 1975. This large cluster is amongst the most massive in orbit around our Galaxy, at about two million times the mass of the Sun. At a distance of about 26000 light-years, M5 is about 13 billion years old.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-02216 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
| Size: | 2500 x 2000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M5, NGC 5904 |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 15 17 51.27 |
| Position (Dec): | 2° 2' 10.60" |
| Field of view: | 30.15 x 23.88 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 2.2° left of vertical |
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