Messier 107

Globular Cluster M 107 (NGC 6171), class X, in Ophiuchus

RA:: 16:32:31.86
Dec:: -13:03:13.6
Distance from Sun:: 20.9 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:: 10.8 kly
Apparent Diameter:: 13.0 arc min
Brightness:: 7.93 mag vis
Radial Velocity:: -34.1 +/- 0.3 km/s
Diameter:: 61 ly
Abs. Mag:: -7.12 Mag vis

Discovered by Pierre Méchain in April 1782.
Independently rediscovered by William Herschel on May 12, 1793.

More on M 107 (SEDS Messier Database)
Catalog of Variable Stars in M107 (Christine Clement)

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