Messier 92

Globular Cluster M 92 (NGC 6341), class IV, in Hercules

RA:: 17:17:07.39
Dec:: +43:08:09.4
Distance from Sun:: 27.1 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:: 31.3 kly
Apparent Diameter:: 14.0 arc min
Brightness:: 6.44 mag vis
Radial Velocity:: -120.0 +/- 0.1 km/s
Diameter:: 87 ly
Abs. Mag:: -8.21 Mag vis

Discovered on December 27, 1777 by Johann Elert Bode.
Independently rediscovered by Charles Messier on March 18, 1781.

More on M 92 (SEDS Messier Database)
Catalog of Variable Stars in M92 (Christine Clement)

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