M53
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M53
M53 or Messier 53 (also known as NGC 5024) is a globular cluster in the Coma Berenices constellation. It was discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1775. M53 is one of the more outlying globular clusters, being about 60,000 light-years (18.4 kpc) light-years away from the Galactic Center, and almost the same distance (about 58,000 light-years (17.9 kpc)) from the Solar System. The cluster has a core radius (rc) of 2.18 pc, a half-light radius (rh) of 5.84 pc, and a tidal radius (rtr) of 239.9 pc.
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In the same field of view is NGC 5053 – so it’s a two for one deal
Personal Notes
| Observation Log Information | |
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| Log Index: | 1101 |
| Session: | 277 |
| Date: | 2015-05-20 |
| Equipment: | 110mmDoublet EP APO – PF Canon 60D |
| Location: | ABWCO |
Keywords: M53,Messier ,globular cluster, Coma Berenices
January 18, 2024
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Roger Nelson
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