Messier 72
E869020
Messier 72 is a distant, relatively faint globular star cluster located in the constellation Aquarius.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | globular cluster ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | −7.31 ⓘ |
| addedToMessierCatalogueBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | ~9.5 billion years ⓘ |
| angularSize | 6.0 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 9.3 ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalogue |
Messier Catalogue
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New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenWith | medium-sized telescope ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
M72
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NGC 6981 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreRadius | ~0.72 arcminutes ⓘ |
| declination | −12° 32′ 14″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Pierre Méchain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1780-08-29 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~16.7 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
~54,600 light-years ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | J2000 ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | −27.60° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 35.16° ⓘ |
| halfLightRadius | ~1.65 arcminutes ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
M 72
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NGC 6981 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyObjectOnSky | Messier 73 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDistantGlobularCluster | true ⓘ |
| isRelativelyFaint | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Milky Way halo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Aquarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| messierCatalogueEntryYear | 1780 ⓘ |
| metallicityFeH | −1.54 ⓘ |
| observedBestIn | September ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 20h 53m 27s ⓘ |
| shapleySawyerConcentrationClass | IX ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | low ⓘ |
| visibleFromHemisphere |
Northern Hemisphere
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Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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