M79, NGC 1904
M79, an attractive globular cluster in the constellation Lepus, is rare, in that it is one of the few globulars further out in the Galaxy than our own Sun's location. This picture is from the KPNO 0.9-meter telescope.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-m79 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:53 p.m. |
| Size: | 816 x 680 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M79, NGC 1904 |
| Constellation: | Lepus |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 24 20.19 |
| Position (Dec): | -24° 32' 20.63" |
| Field of view: | 6.17 x 5.10 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.8° right of vertical |
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