Messier 9

Globular Cluster M 9 (NGC 6333), class VIII, in Ophiuchus

[M 9 image]

RA:
17:19:11.26
Dec:
-18:30:57.4
Distance from Sun:
25.8 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
5.5 kly
Apparent Diameter:
12.0 arc min
Brightness:
7.72 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
+229.1 +/- 7.0 km/s
Diameter:
70 ly
Abs. Mag:
-7.95 Mag vis
Discovered on May 28, 1764 by Charles Messier.


[MW Globulars] | [NGC] | [DSS] | [SIMBAD] | [ADS] | [GGC-DB]
Hartmut Frommert [contact]
[SEDS]