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Globular Cluster M13

Globular Cluster

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, one of the brightest and best known globular clusters in the northern sky.

Facts

Catalog numbers
Messier: M13
Ngc: NGC 6205
Constellation
Hercules
Coordinates
RA: 16h 41m 42s
Dec: +36deg 27m 41s RA: 250.4235deg · Dec: 36.4613deg
Magnitude
5.8
Angular size
20 x 20
arcmin

Images

Image of the globular cluster M13.
Hercules Globular Cluster May 23, 2026
Hercules Globular Cluster May 23, 2026