Messier 72
Globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius
Also known as M72
- Instance of
- Part of
Overview
All data
31 statements · 90% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Discovered
- August 29, 1780
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- August 29, 1780
- Catalog code
- M 72 catalog: Messier object
1
- NGC 6981 catalog: New General Catalogue
1
- GCl 118 catalog: Catalogue of star clusters and associations + supplements
1
- Melotte 233 catalog: Melotte Catalogue
- C 2050-127 catalog: Caldwell catalogue
1
- [KPS2012] MWSC 3419 catalog: Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. III. 139 new open clusters at high Galactic latitudes
1
- M 72 catalog: Messier object
- Distance from Earth
- 55,500 ly
- Radial velocity
- -345 kilometre per second
- -288.8 kilometre per second
- Absolute magnitude
- -7.04
- Right ascension
- 313.3654 degree
- Declination
- -12.5373 degree
- Right ascension component of proper motion
- 2.25 milliarcsecond per year
- Declination component of proper motion
- -5.69 milliarcsecond per year
On other databases
3 identifiers linking Messier 72 across the web's reference databases