| M14 (NGC6402) / Globular Cluster, type VIII |
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| R.A. | 17h 37m 35.9s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | -03° 15' 00" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 3.0' |
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| Real Size | 55 light yrs. |
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| Magnitude | 7.7 |
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| Distance | 23,000 light yrs. |
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M14 is a small sized globular cluster, easternmost in three globulars with Messier's number (M10, M12 and M14) in a pentagon of Ophiuchus.
M14 is lying at the west coast of the Milky Way in summer; so uncountable fine stars surround the cluster.
The cluster has a fairly stellar density, you might need a telescope over 4" to resolve the individual stars.
The cluster has a real size of about 55 light years and a distance of 23 thousand light years.
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