The Hercules Globular Cluster, catalogued as Messier 13, is a globular cluster of several hundred thousand stars in the constellation Hercules. It ranks among the brightest globular clusters visible from the Northern Hemisphere and is a familiar target for amateur telescopes, its dense core of ancient stars packed into a roughly spherical volume many light-years across.
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Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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Introduction
is a globular cluster of several hundred thousand stars
Discovery and visibility
Messier 13 was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714
Introduction [alias-also-known-as]
also designated NGC 6205
Hercules Globular Cluster, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
Messier 13, or M13 (also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, the Hercules Globular Cluster, or the Great Hercules Cluster), is a globular cluster of several hundred thousand stars in the constellation of Hercules.
Messier 13, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
Messier 13, or M13 (also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, the Hercules Globular Cluster, or the Great Hercules Cluster), is a globular cluster of several hundred thousand stars in the constellation of Hercules.
In Group: Globular Clusters, Lead sentence
Messier 13, or M13 (also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, the Hercules Globular Cluster, or the Great Hercules Cluster), is a globular cluster of several hundred thousand stars in the constellation of Hercules.
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