Messier 2.
Cúmulo globular en la constelación de aquarius.
Coordenadas AR: 21:33:27,01 (hh:mm:ss) Dec: -00:49:23,9 (º:’:»)
Magnitud aparente: 6,25
Identificador ngc: 7089
WIKIPEDIA:
El cúmulo globular M2 (también conocido como objeto Messier 2, Messier 2, M2 o NGC 7089), se encuentra en la constelación de Acuario. Fue descubierto por Jean-Dominique Maraldi en 1746. Tiene un diámetro de aproximadamente 175 años luz, y contiene unas 150 000 estrellas, además de ser uno de los cúmulos más compactos y ricos conocidos.
CRÉDITO IMÁGENES: Funding for the SDSS and SDSS-II has been provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Participating Institutions, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Japanese Monbukagakusho, the Max Planck Society, and the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The SDSS Web Site is http://www.sdss.org/. The SDSS is managed by the Astrophysical Research Consortium for the Participating Institutions. The Participating Institutions are the American Museum of Natural History, Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, University of Basel, University of Cambridge, Case Western Reserve University, University of Chicago, Drexel University, Fermilab, the Institute for Advanced Study, the Japan Participation Group, Johns Hopkins University, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, the Korean Scientist Group, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (LAMOST), Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy (MPIA), the Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics (MPA), New Mexico State University, Ohio State University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Portsmouth, Princeton University, the United States Naval Observatory, and the University of Washington.
