Messier 2 - Wikipedia
Messier 2 or M2 (also designated NGC 7089) is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius, five degrees north of the star Beta Aquarii. It was discovered by Jean-Dominique Maraldi in 1746, and is one of the largest known globular clusters.
Messier 2 - Messier Objects
2015年1月17日 · Messier 2 (M2) is a globular cluster located at an approximate distance of 37,500 light years from Earth, well beyond the galactic centre. The cluster lies in the direction of Aquarius constellation. It is one of the largest known clusters of its kind in the night sky, spanning about 175 light years in diameter.
Messier 2 - Science@NASA
The first globular cluster to be added to the Messier catalog, M2 is located roughly 37,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. A globular cluster is a spherical group of stars that are bound together by their mutual gravitational attraction.
Messier 2 (M2) - The NGC 7089 Globular Cluster - Universe Today
2016年2月9日 · The second object to make the list is known as Messier Object 2 (aka. M2 or NGC 7089), one of the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way, and which is located in the constellation Aquarius.
Messier 2: a fine globular cluster in Aquarius – Astronomy Now
2023年9月25日 · Messier 2 is probably the best globular cluster of the late-summer/early autumn sky, being a big and bright telescopic target that can also be swept up through 10 x 50 binoculars. It’s special too in that its individual stars are crammed together especially tightly.
The largest of its kind - ESA/Hubble
2019年4月1日 · With a diameter of roughly 175 light-years, a population of 150 000 stars, and an age of 13 billion years, Messier 2 is one of the largest clusters of its kind and one of the oldest associated with the Milky Way.
Messier 2 (NGC 7089) | Aquarius - GO ASTRONOMY
Messier 2 (NGC 7089) is a globular cluster located in the constellation Aquarius, in the Galactic Center of the Milky Way Galaxy in the Local Group of galaxies. M2 is 55000 light years away from Earth.
Messier 2 - M2 - AstroPixels
Messier 2 or M2 (also designated NGC 7089) is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.5 and its angular diameter is 12.9 arc-minutes. M2 lies at an estimated distance of 37,900 light years. The Equinox 2000 coordinates are RA= 21h 33.5m, Dec= -00° 49´ which makes M2 best seen during the autumn.
APOD: 2019 April 4 - Messier 2 - Astronomy Picture of the Day
M2 is one of the largest globular star clusters now known to roam the halo of our Milky Way galaxy. Though Messier originally described it as a nebula without stars, this stunning Hubble image resolves stars across the central 40 light-years of M2.
Messier 2 – NASA中文
M2 is one of the largest globular star clusters now known to roam the halo of our Milky Way galaxy. Though Messier originally described it a nebula without stars, this stunning Hubble image resolves stars across the central 40 light-years of M2.