Messier 107
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Key facts
- Class
- X
- Right ascension
- 16 32 31.86
- Declination
- –13 ° 03 ′ 13.6 ″
- Distance
- 20.9 kly (6.4 kpc )
- Apparent dimensions v
- 10 ′
- Mass
- 1.82 × 10 M ☉
- Radius
- 30 ly
- Metallicity
- [ Fe/H ] = –0.95 dex
- Estimated age
- 13.95 Gyr
- Other designations
- C 1629-129, GCl 44, M 107, NGC 6171
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Messier 107 or M107, also known as NGC 6171 or the Crucifix Cluster, is a very loose globular cluster close to the equator in Ophiuchus, and is the last such object in the Messier Catalogue.
Observational history, namings and guide