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

M3 Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici, starpaul
M3 Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici
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M3 Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici

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M3 is a Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs.  It was the first of the Messier objects discovered by Charles Messier himself.  Consisting of over 500000 stars, it is 90ly across and 33920 ly distant from Earth.

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M3 Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici, starpaul