Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  IC 4537  ·  M 5  ·  NGC 5904
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Messier 5, Joan Josep Isach
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Messier 5

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Messier 5

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Messier 5 or M5 (also known as NGC 5904 or the Rose Cluster) is a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens. 

M5 was discovered by German astronomer Gottfried Kirch in 1702 when he was observing a comet. Charles Messier noted it in 1764 and—a studier of comets—cast it as one of his nebulae. William Herschel was the first to resolve individual stars in the cluster in 1791, counting roughly 200. Messier 5 is receding from the Solar System at a speed over 50 km/s.

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Messier 5, Joan Josep Isach

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