M3 · globular cluster
Messier 3
Messier 3 is a globular cluster located 33.9 thousand light years from Earth in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici.
RA13h 42m 11sDec+28° 22' 38"
Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA. Source: JPL via images.nasa.gov.
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- M3
- All designations
- M3 · NGC 5272
- Object type
- Globular Cluster
- Constellation
- Canes Venatici
- Best viewing
- Spring
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 13h 42m 11s
- Declination (J2000)
- +28° 22' 38"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
- Redshift (z)
- 0.001700
Visibility tonight
The science
Messier 3 is a globular cluster located 33.9 thousand light years from Earth in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. It is one of the largest and brightest globular clusters discovered with around 500,000 stars.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via designation — fell back to an alternate catalog designation.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used