Messier 19

Globular Cluster M 19 (NGC 6273), class VII, in Ophiuchus

[M 19 image]

RA:
17:02:37.80
Dec:
-26:16:04.7
Distance from Sun:
28.7 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
5.5 kly
Apparent Diameter:
17.0 arc min
Brightness:
6.77 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
+135.0 +/- 4.1 km/s
Diameter:
110 ly
Abs. Mag:
-9.13 Mag vis
Discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764.


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