Messier 3
- Designation:
- M3
- Object Type:
- Globular Cluster
- Right Ascension:
- 13h 42m
- Declination:
- +28° 23'
- Magnitude:
- 6.2
- Distance:
- 33,900 light years
- Constellation:
- Canes Venatici
Image Source: NASA, ESA, STScI and A. Sarajedini (University of Florida)
Articles about M3:
- Messier 3 - Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici
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As May gives way to June, backyard astronomers begin to anticipate the arrival of summer’s globular clusters, and with good reason. The globular-laden constellations Ophiuchus, Scorpius, and Sagittarius are beginning to show up in the early e ... more