Messier 53

Globular Cluster M 53 (NGC 5024), class V, in Coma Berenices

[M 53 image]

RA:
13:12:55.25
Dec:
+18:10:05.4
Distance from Sun:
58.4 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
60.0 kly
Apparent Diameter:
13.0 arc min
Brightness:
7.61 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
-62.9 +/- 0.3 km/s
Diameter:
210 ly
Abs. Mag:
-8.71 Mag vis
Discovered on February 3, 1775 by Johann Elert Bode.
Independently rediscovered on February 26, 1777 by Charles Messier.



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