NAME:
CATALOGUE:
OBJECT TYPE:
CONSTELLATION:
DISTANCE:
APPARENT MAGNITUDE:
APPARENT SIZE:
DIAMETER:
DISCOVERY:
BEST VIEWED IN:
RIGHT ASCENSION:
DECLINATION:
TELESCOPE:
DATA GATHERED:
EXPOSURES:
TOTAL TIME: |
|
Messier 2
M2 / NGC 7089
Globular Cluster
Aquarius
37,000 light years
6.3
13 arcminutes
140 light years
1746, Jean-Dominique Maraldi
September
21h 33m 27s
+00º 49’ 24”
Celestron EdgeHD 800
9 nights, September & October 2017
L = 12 x 600s
RGB = 12 x 600s each
8 hours |