| M53 |
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| NGC 5024 | |||||||||||
| Type: | Globular Cluster | ||||||||||
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices | ||||||||||
| Magnitude: | 8.5 | ||||||||||
| Size: | 12.6' | ||||||||||
| RA-Dec: | 13h 12.9m - 18 10 | ||||||||||
| Difficulty: | T | E=easy, T=tough, C=challenging | |||||||||
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| A bright globular cluster easily visible in binoculars as a faint glow. A telescope will clearly show the cluster brightening towards the center. Higher magnification will begin to resolve some individual members. A fainter globular cluster, NGC 5053, is less than 1° away and both clusters can be glimpsed in a telescope under low magnification. M53 is one of the most distant globular clusters from Earth, lying more than 60,000 light years away. | |||||||||||
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