Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 3  ·  NGC 5272
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M3 Globular Cluster, JohnEEvans
M3 Globular Cluster
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M3 Globular Cluster

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M3 Globular Cluster, JohnEEvans
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M3 Globular Cluster

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Description

M3 globular cluster in LRGB.

M3 contains around 500,000 stars. It is estimated to be 11.4 billion years old. Compare this with the age of the Universe at 13.7 billion years and the age of our Sun at 4.7 billion years.,

It is 32,600 light-years away from us.

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M3 Globular Cluster, JohnEEvans