M14, NGC 6402
M14 is a somewhat looser globular cluster than many, with a very small ellipticity (deviation from being exactly circular on the sky). Appearing in the constellation Ophiuchus, it is about 29000 light-years away and about 72 light-years across. This picture was made from CCD images taken at the KPNO 0.9-meter telescope in April of 1998. Image size 11.6 arc minutes.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-m14 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
| Size: | 2048 x 2048 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M14, NGC 6402 |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 37 19.35 |
| Position (Dec): | -3° 12' 17.70" |
| Field of view: | 11.60 x 11.61 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.8° left of vertical |
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