Messier 80

Globular Cluster M 80 (NGC 6093), class II, in Scorpius

[M 80 image]

RA:
16:17:02.41
Dec:
-22:58:33.9
Distance from Sun:
32.6 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
12.4 kly
Apparent Diameter:
10.0 arc min
Brightness:
7.33 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
+ 8.1 +/- 1.5 km/s
Diameter:
84 ly
Abs. Mag:
-8.23 Mag vis
Discovered by Charles Messier on January 4, 1781.


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