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Globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius. Closest globular cluster.
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Messier 4 is a globular cluster—a spherical collection of thousands of stars bound together by gravity—located in the constellation Scorpius. It's notable for being the closest globular cluster to Earth, making it an accessible target for astronomers studying these ancient stellar systems.
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- Instance of
- star
- Part of
- Milky Way
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Child body
- PSR B1620-26
- Distance from Earth
- 0.002
- Radius
- 35
- Mass
- 6.280
- Image
- M4map.png
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- Commons category
- Messier 4
- time of discovery or invention
- 1746-01-01
- catalog code
- GCl 41
- discoverer or inventor
- Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux
- apparent magnitude
- 4.435
- radial velocity
- 71.05
- absolute magnitude
- -7.19
- metallicity
- -1.17
- spectral class
- IX
- right ascension
- 245.896750
- declination
- -26.525750
- epoch
- J2000.0
- different from
- M4
- angular diameter
- 35
- age estimated by a dating method
- 11500000000
- right ascension component of proper motion
- -12.514
- declination component of proper motion
- -19.022
- parallax
- 0.4995
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