Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 3  ·  NGC 5272
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Messier 3 = NGC 5272 ...
... is a globular cluster of stars in the constellation of Canis Venatici. The distance from the solar system is 34.000 ly , the diameter is 125 ly, amount of stars is half a million.
The cluster contains 212 variable stars (170 RR Lyrae stars).

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