Messier 5
(Wide field DSO)
Object
Cross Reference
Common Name
Object Type
Constellation
English Name
M5
NGC 5904 / Mel 133
n/a
GC (Globular Cluster)
Serpens
The Serpent
RE
DEC
Size
Magnitude
Morphology
Distance
Extends
Age
15h 18m 33s
+02° 05′ 00″
23.0′
+5.7v
concen V
24,000 ly
150 ly
220 million 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)
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Notes – Messier 5
-Â M5, NGC 5904, Melotte 133 (Mel 133)
- medium concentration of stars
-Â very bright, very large and extremely rich
-Â slighty oval shaped in NorthEast-SouthWest direction
-Â very remarkable object
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