Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  HD119025  ·  HD119081  ·  HD119391  ·  M 3  ·  NGC 5263  ·  NGC 5272
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M3 GLOBULAR CLUSTER, GIANNI MELIS
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M3 GLOBULAR CLUSTER

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M3 GLOBULAR CLUSTER

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IT IS A GLOBULAR CLUSTER OF ABOUT 500,000 STARS, 33,900 LIGHT YEARS DISTANT FROM US, VISIBLE IN THE CONSTELLATION OF THE HUNTING DOGS.
THE STELLAR DENSITY INCREASES AS YOU APPROACH THE CENTER OF THE CLUSTER.
MANY STARS GLUED BY GRAVITY TOWARDS ITS GALACTIC BULB GENERATES ITS SPHERENICITY.

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M3 GLOBULAR CLUSTER, GIANNI MELIS