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Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Stars, Stellar Populations And Star Clusters

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M5 is a globular cluster in Serpens Caput halfway between Arcturus and Antares and 0.5 degrees north of 5 Serpentis. It was discovered by the German astronomer Gottfried Kirch in May 1702 but independently rediscovered by Messier in 1764 (Kirch did not publish his discovery). With a diameter of 130 light-years it is the largest of Messier's globular clusters (although larger ones have since been ...

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