Messier 3
(Wide field DSO)
Object
Cross Reference
Common Name
Object Type
Constellation
English Name
M3
NGC 5272, Mel 119
n/a
GC (Globular Cluster)
Canes Venatici
The Hunting Dog
RE
DEC
Size
Magnitude
Morphology
Distance
Extends
Age
13h 42m 11s
+28° 22′ 34″
18.0′
+6.3v
concen VI
48,000 ly
220 ly
around 6.5 billion years
Location
Mount
Telescope
Type
Camera / CCD
Filter
Milton Keynes, UK
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6GT
Celestron Edge HD
8-inch SCT
Canon EOS 700D
no filter
.
Notes – Messier 33
– M3, NGC 5272, Melotte 119 (Mel 119)
– medium concentration of stars
– extremely bright and very large
– in a 4-inch at 72x the finely resolved cluster
– 3D quality displayed
– very remarkable object
– contains 45,000 stars
.
Notable features
– n/a
.
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