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M 13 · Globular cluster · Hercules

Hercules Globular Cluster

Also known as NGC 6205

Shot with Celestron RASA 8 ×1 · Dwarf Mini ×1 · Vespera II ×1

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Type

Globular cluster

Constellation

Hercules

Position (J2000)

16h 41m 42s · +36° 27′ 41″

Discovered

by Edmond Halley in 1714

Pictures

3

Typical integration

1.2 h

Magnitude

5.8

visual

Size

16.5′

Distance

~25,000 ly

Best months

May–Jul

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