Messier79
E540377
Messier 79 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Lepus, composed of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Messier 79 | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | globular cluster ⓘ |
| age | about 11.7 billion years ⓘ |
| angularSize | 8.7 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 7.7 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | outer halo globular cluster system ⓘ |
| bestViewingSeason | northern winter ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
M79
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 1904 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | hundreds of thousands of stars ⓘ |
| coreConcentration | high ⓘ |
| declination | −24° 33′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Pierre Méchain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredFor | Charles Messier’s catalog ⓘ |
| discoveredUsing | small refracting telescope ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1780 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 13,000 parsecs
ⓘ
about 42,000 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromGalacticCenter | about 60,000 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | −27.7° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 227.2° ⓘ |
| hasAbsoluteMagnitudeV | about −7.9 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
GCl 7
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M 79 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1904 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColorIndexBminusV | about 0.78 ⓘ |
| hasHalfLightRadius | about 3.5 parsecs ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity | about +205 km/s ⓘ |
| includedInCatalog |
Messier Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isComposedOf | ancient stars ⓘ |
| isLocatedInHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galactic halo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Lepus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicityFeH | about −1.6 ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | class V globular cluster ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Messier’s cataloging system ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 05h 24m ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | Population II stars ⓘ |
| visibility |
best seen with small telescopes
ⓘ
visible from Earth’s southern and mid-northern latitudes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.