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Globular cluster in Coma Berenices
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At an estimated 58,000 miles away, Messier 58 is a fairly distant globular cluster, but it is bright and easy to observe.
| Magnitude |
7.6 |
| Apparent Size |
13' |
| Distance (light yrs) |
58,000 |
| Right Ascension |
13:12.9 |
| Declination |
+18 10 |
| Field of View |
29' x 22' |
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Image details: Exposure times of 48 minutes luminance, and 16 minutes each of red, green, and blue, taken with an SBIG ST-8300M imager and a 14" Meade LX850 telescope at f/6.
June 2015
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