Messier 79

Designation:

M79

Object Type:

Globular Cluster

Right Ascension:

5h 24m

Declination:

-24° 33'

Magnitude:

7.7

Distance:

42,100 light years

Constellation:

Lepus

Image Source: NASA, ESA, STScI, F. Ferraro (Universita di Bologna) and S. Djorgovski (California Institute of Technology)