Class V Right ascension 13 12 55.25 Distance 58×10^ ly (18 kpc) | Constellation Coma Berenices Declination +18° 10′ 05.4″ Apparent magnitude (V) +8.33 | |
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Messier 53 (also known as M53 or NGC 5024) is a globular cluster in the Coma Berenices constellation. It was discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1775. M53 is one of the more outlying globular clusters, being about 60,000 light-years away from the Galactic Center, and almost the same distance (about 58,000 light-years) from the Solar system.
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