Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  M 15  ·  NGC 7078
Messier 15 (M15), also known as the Great Pegasus Cluster, JerryB Horseheads NY
Messier 15 (M15), also known as the Great Pegasus Cluster
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Messier 15 (M15), also known as the Great Pegasus Cluster

Messier 15 (M15), also known as the Great Pegasus Cluster, JerryB Horseheads NY
Messier 15 (M15), also known as the Great Pegasus Cluster
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Messier 15 (M15), also known as the Great Pegasus Cluster

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Messier 15 (M15), also known as the Great Pegasus Cluster, is a globular cluster located in the northern constellation Pegasus.

The cluster has an apparent magnitude of 6.2 and lies at a distance of 33,600 light years (10,000 parsecs) from Earth. It has the designation NGC 7078 in the New General Catalogue.

Messier 15 is one of the oldest known globulars in our galaxy. It has an estimated age of 12 billion years and only 1 percent of the Sun’s iron content. The cluster has an absolute magnitude of -9.2, which makes it about 360,000 times more luminous than the Sun.

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Messier 15 (M15), also known as the Great Pegasus Cluster, JerryB Horseheads NY