Messier 92
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Messier 92 is a collection of hundreds of thousands of stars bound together by gravity, located in the constellation Hercules and visible through telescopes from Earth. It is one of the brightest examples of this type of stellar grouping, making it valuable for astronomers studying the formation and evolution of stars.
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Key facts
- Class
- IV
- Constellation
- Hercules
- Right ascension
- 17 17 07.39
- Declination
- +43 ° 08 ′ 09.4 ″
- Distance
- 26.7 × 10 ^ ly (8.2 kpc )
- Apparent dimensions v
- 14' arc minutes
- Mass
- 2.0 × 10 M ☉
- Radius
- 54 ly
- Metallicity
- [ Fe/H ] = –2.32 dex
- Other designations
- M92, NGC 6341, GCl 59
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Article
Messier 92 (also known as M92, M 92, or NGC 6341) is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Hercules.
Discovery