Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  M 53  ·  NGC 5024
M53 - April 22, 2015, dpbal67
M53 - April 22, 2015
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M53 - April 22, 2015

M53 - April 22, 2015, dpbal67
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M53 - April 22, 2015

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Messier 53 (also known as M53 or NGC 5024) is a globular cluster in the Coma Berenices constellation. It was discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1775. M53 is one of the more outlying globular clusters, being about 60,000 light-years away from the Galactic Center, and almost the same distance (about 58,000 light-years) from the Solar system.

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M53 - April 22, 2015, dpbal67