Typ: | Asterism |
Constellation: | Aquarius |
Size: | 2.8' |
Distance: | ~2.5 kLj |
Brightness: | 9 mag |
Position: | RA:20h 58m 54s DEC:−12° 38′ |
Max. height: | 27.37°, Aug. (midnight at +50°N) |
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Discovered: | Charles Messier, 1780 |
Details: | Read more on Wikipedia |
The next image shows the full frame in a manual edit (580mm, ASI2600MM, LRGB 1h). M73 is to be found on the lower right, while we see M72 on the left.