Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  Hercules Globular Cluster  ·  M 13  ·  NGC 6205  ·  NGC 6207
M13 (May 2020), Kirk
M13 (May 2020)
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M13 (May 2020)

M13 (May 2020), Kirk
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M13 (May 2020)

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M13 or NGC6205 is a Globular Cluster located in Hercules - about 145 light-years in diameter, and it is composed of several hundred thousand stars, the brightest of which is the variable star V11 with an apparent magnitude of 11.95. Distance: M13 is about 25,000 light-years away from Earth and has an estimated mass of 600,000 solar masses.

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M13 (May 2020), Kirk