Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 3  ·  NGC 5272  ·  NGC 5466  ·  The star 9Boo
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On stage: two very different globular clusters, gigiastro
On stage: two very different globular clusters, gigiastro

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On stage: two very different globular clusters, gigiastro
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«NGC 5466 is a class XII(*) globular cluster in the constellation Boötes.

Located 51,800 light years from Earth (...). It is thought to be the source of

a stellar stream discovered in 2006, called the 45 Degree Tidal Stream.

This star stream is an approximately 1.4° wide star lane extending from Boötes to Ursa Major (...).

M3 (...). This cluster (class VI globular cluster...in Canes Venatici...

one of the largest and brightest...) is located at a distance of about 33,900 light-years away from Earth»

(From Wikipedia)

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(*)Globular cluster with almost no central concentration

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