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Messier Index/M53
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Messier 53 300px Messier 53 by w:Hubble Space Telescope; 3.5′ view w:NASA/w:STScI/w:WikiSky w:J2000 V Coma Berenices 13 12 55.3SIMBAD Astronomical Database
Results for NGC 5024
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/Simbad
2006-11-16 +18 10 09 58 klyFebruary 2007 18 kpc +8.33 13.0′February 2007 M53, NGC 5024, GCl 22
Messier 53 (also known as M53, or NGC 5024) is a w:globular cluster in the w:Coma Berenices constellation. It was discovered by w:Johann Elert Bode in w:1775. M53 is one of the more outlying globular clusters, being about 60,000 w:light-years away from the w:Galactic Center, and almost the same distance (about 58,000 light-years) from the w:Solar system.
External links
Messier 53 Messier 53
Messier 53, SEDS Messier pages
Messier 53, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page
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