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

M3 Globular Cluster, Nicholas Gialiris
M3 Globular Cluster
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M3 Globular Cluster

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M3 is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. It was discovered on May 3, 1764, and was the first Messier object to be discovered by Charles Messier himself, who originally mistook the object for a nebula without stars.

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M3 Globular Cluster, Nicholas Gialiris