M 92
A bright globular cluster in Hercules, often passed over for its famous neighbour M 13.
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What it is
- Kind of object
- Globular star cluster
- Distance
- 26,700 light years
- Brightness
- Magnitude 6.4, a sight for binoculars
- Size in the sky
- About half the width of the full Moon
- Constellation
- Hercules
- Catalogue
- M 92, NGC 6341
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Near it in the sky
- Hercules Globular ClusterA globular cluster in Hercules, about a fist away.
- VegaA white main-sequence star in Lyra, about a hand span away.
- Ring NebulaA planetary nebula in Lyra, about a hand span away.
- AlbireoAn orange bright giant in Cygnus, about two hand spans away.
- Pinwheel GalaxyA galaxy in Ursa Major, about two hand spans away.