Messier 62

Designation:

M62

Object Type:

Globular Cluster

Right Ascension:

17h 1m

Declination:

-30° 7'

Magnitude:

6.5

Distance:

22,500 light years

Constellation:

Ophiuchus

Image Source: NASA, ESA, STScI, and S. Anderson (University of Washington) and J. Chaname (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)