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Messier 107
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Globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus
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
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Messier 107” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.