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Messier 80 (also known as M80 or NGC 6093) is a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781, being one of his first discoveries. [9] This star cluster is, as to its angle from the solar system, midway between α Scorpii and β Scorpii in a field in the Milky Way Galaxy that is rich in nebulæ.
Open cluster: Messier 4: 75 [27] Globular cluster: Nearest globular cluster to the Earth. Also the first globular cluster known to have exoplanets (PSR B1620-26b) Messier 12: 74.4 [28] Messier 70: 68 [29] NGC 290: 66 [30] Open cluster: Messier 28: 60 [31] Globular cluster: Messier 18: 52.4 [32] Open cluster: The following notable star clusters ...
Below are lists of the most massive known star clusters in solar masses (M ... List of most massive globular clusters Cluster name Mass (M ... Messier 80: 5.02 × 10 ...
Messier 4 or M4 (also known as NGC 6121 or the Spider Globular Cluster) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Scorpius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764. [9] It was the first globular cluster in which individual stars were resolved. [9]
On the right lies the globular star cluster UKS 1 and on the left ... 4.1 7.4 NGC 6569: 18 h 13 m 38.80 s: ... Messier 110: PGC 910901: 00 h 01 m 29.5 s:
By combining data from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes, Nasa created an unprecedented image of a galaxy cluster
The first known globular cluster, now called M 22, was discovered in 1665 by Abraham Ihle, a German amateur astronomer. [4] [5] [6] The cluster Omega Centauri, easily visible in the southern sky with the naked eye, was known to ancient astronomers like Ptolemy as a star, but was reclassified as a nebula by Edmond Halley in 1677, [7] then finally as a globular cluster in the early 19th century ...
The Messier catalogue is one of the most famous lists of astronomical objects, and many objects on the list are still referenced by their Messier numbers. [1] The catalogue includes most of the astronomical deep-sky objects that can be easily observed from Earth's Northern Hemisphere ; many Messier objects are popular targets for amateur ...