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Intergalactic Wanderer

globular cluster in the constellation Lynx

Key facts

Class: VII
Constellation: Lynx
Right ascension: 07 38 08.51
Declination: +38 ° 52 ′ 54.9 ″
Distance: 275 kly (from the Sun ) , 300 kly (from the GC ) (84.2 kpc ( Sun ) , 91.5 kpc (GC) )
Apparent magnitude v: +9.06
Apparent dimensions v: 6 ′
Mass: 9 × 10 M ☉
Radius: 260 ly
Metallicity: [ Fe/H ] = –2.14 dex
Estimated age: 12.3 Gyr
Other designations: GCl 112, Caldwell 25

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NGC 2419 (also known as Caldwell 25) is a globular cluster in the constellation Lynx. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 31, 1788. NGC 2419 is at a distance of about 300,000 light years from the Solar System and at the same distance from the Galactic Center.

NGC 2419 bears the nickname "the Intergalactic Wanderer," which was bestowed when it was erroneously thought not to be in orbit around the Milky Way. Its orbit takes it farther away from the galactic center than the Magellanic Clouds, but it can (with qualifications) be considered as part of the Milky Way. At this great distance it takes three billion years to make one trip around the galaxy.