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Globular cluster · Serpens

M 5

Also known as NGC 5904

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Type

Globular cluster

Constellation

Serpens

Position (J2000)

15h 18m 34s · +2° 04′ 58″

Discovered

by Gottfried Kirch and Maria Margaretha Kirch in 1702

Pictures

2

Typical integration

6.2 h

Magnitude

5.95

visual

Size

15′

Distance

~25,000 ly

Best months

Apr–Jun

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