IC 4725

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IC 4725 is an open star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, better known as Messier 25, visible with binoculars or small telescopes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Messier object
open star cluster
age ~90 million years
angularSize 32 arcminutes
apparentBrightness naked-eye visible in dark skies
apparentMagnitudeV 4.6
bestSeenFromHemisphere Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
bestSeenInMonth July
catalogCode IC 4725 NERFINISHED
M 25
catalogNumberInMessier 25
contains dozens of member stars
containsCepheidVariables true
containsVariableStars true
declination −19° 15′
discoveredBy Philippe Loys de Chéseaux NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1745
distanceFromEarth ~2000 light-years
~600 parsecs
galacticLatitude −5.71°
galacticLongitude 13.94°
hasAlternativeName M25
Messier 25 NERFINISHED
hasBrightestStarsMagnitude ~8
hasTrumplerClassification II,3,m
includedInCatalog Index Catalogue NERFINISHED
Messier catalogue NERFINISHED
locatedIn Milky Way
Sagittarius OB1 association NERFINISHED
locatedInConstellation Sagittarius NERFINISHED
locatedNear Galactic center direction
observedInWavelength optical
partOf Sagittarius constellation region rich in star fields
rightAscension 18h 31m
visibleWith binoculars
small telescope

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Messier 25 otherName IC 4725