Messier 92
(Wide field DSO)
Object
Cross Reference
Common Name
Object Type
Constellation
English Name
M92
NGC 6341 / Mel 168
n/a
GC (Globular Cluster)
Hercules
The Hercules
RE
DEC
Size
Magnitude
Morphology
Distance
Extends
Age
17h 17m 07s
+43° 08′ 13″
20.9′
+6.5v
concen IV
28,000 ly
110 ly
14.2 billion years
Location
Mount
Telescope
Type
Camera / CCD
Filter
Milton Keynes, UK
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6GT
Atlair Astro Lightwave
66ED-R refractor
Canon EOS 700D
Luminance (Lum)
.
Notes – Messier 92
-Â M92, NGC 6351, Melotte 168 (Mel 168)
-Â high concentration of stars
-Â large and very bright
-Â a mass of stars and stardust
.
Notable features
-Â n/a
.
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