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Messier 3
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galactic globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici
Messier 3 is a dense, spherical collection of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars located in the constellation Canes Venatici, relatively close to Earth in cosmic terms. Astronomers find it scientifically valuable because its large population of old stars makes it useful for studying stellar evolution and the early history of our galaxy.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- globular cluster
- Part of
- Milky Way
- Constellation
- Canes Venatici
- Distance from Earth
- 0.010
- Radius
- 90
- Image
- Messier3 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg
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- radial velocity
- -141.2
- declination
- 28.377278
- catalog code
- [KPS2012] MWSC 2152
- right ascension
- 205.548417
- epoch
- J2000.0
- apparent magnitude
- 6.135
- time of discovery or invention
- 1764-05-03
- Commons category
- Messier 3
- discoverer or inventor
- Charles Messier
- Commons gallery
- Messier 3
- spectral class
- VI
- absolute magnitude
- -8.85
- metallicity
- -1.58
- different from
- M3
- right ascension component of proper motion
- -1
- declination component of proper motion
- -2
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Encyclopedic overview
Messier 3 (M3; also NGC 5272) is a globular cluster located 33.9 thousand light years from Earth in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. It is one of the largest and brightest globular clusters discovered with around 500,000 stars.
Discovery
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