Messier 73
E870792
Messier 73 is a small asterism of four stars in the constellation Aquarius that was historically cataloged as a deep-sky object by Charles Messier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Messier 73 canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asterism
ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ |
| angularSize | 2.8 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 9.0 ⓘ |
| appearsNear |
Messier 72
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saturn Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | autumn ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
M73
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 6994 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn |
Messier Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | four visually close stars ⓘ |
| currentClassification | asterism ⓘ |
| declination | −12° 38′ 06″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1780 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | about 2,500 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | −34.0° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 35.1° ⓘ |
| historicallyClassifiedAs | open cluster ⓘ |
| includedIn | deep-sky observing lists ⓘ |
| isNot | gravitationally bound star cluster ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galactic disk
ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Aquarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMainStars | 4 ⓘ |
| observedWith | small telescope ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 20h 58m 56s ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.