Messier 30

Globular Cluster M 30 (NGC 7099), class V, in Capricornus

[M 30 image]

RA:
21:40:22.12
Dec:
-23:10:47.5
Distance from Sun:
26.4 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
23.1 kly
Apparent Diameter:
12.0 arc min
Brightness:
7.19 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
-184.2 +/- 0.2 km/s
Diameter:
140 ly
Abs. Mag:
-7.45 Mag vis
Discovered by Charles Messier on August 3, 1764.


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