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Globular cluster · Capricornus

M 30

Also known as NGC 7099

Shot with Askar FRA400 ×1 · Seestar S50 ×1

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Type

Globular cluster

Constellation

Capricornus

Position (J2000)

21h 40m 22s · −23° 10′ 45″

Discovered

by Charles Messier in 1764

Pictures

2

Typical integration

2.8 h

Magnitude

7.1

visual

Size

9′

Distance

~25,000 ly

Best months

Jul–Sep

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.