Messier 72

Globular Cluster M 72 (NGC 6981), class IX, in Aquarius

[M 72 image]

RA:
20:53:27.70
Dec:
-12:32:14.3
Distance from Sun:
55.4 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
42.1 kly
Apparent Diameter:
6.6 arc min
Brightness:
9.27 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
-345.0 +/- 3.7 km/s
Diameter:
ly
Abs. Mag:
-7.04 Mag vis
Discovered by Pierre Méchain on August 29-30, 1780.


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