M 15
An old globular cluster in Pegasus whose stars are packed tighter at the centre than in almost any other.
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What it is
- Kind of object
- Globular star cluster
- Distance
- 33,000 light years
- Brightness
- Magnitude 6.2, a sight for binoculars
- Size in the sky
- About a third of the width of the full Moon
- Constellation
- Pegasus
- Catalogue
- M 15, NGC 7078
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Near it in the sky
- Dumbbell NebulaA planetary nebula in Vulpecula, about a hand span away.
- AltairA white subgiant in Aquila, about a hand span away.
- AlbireoAn orange bright giant in Cygnus, about two hand spans away.
- DenebA white supergiant in Cygnus, about two hand spans away.
- M 39An open cluster in Cygnus, about two hand spans away.