File:M5, NGC 5904 (noao-02216).tiff
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M5, or NGC5904, a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens, as seen by the KPNO 4-m telescope in 1975. This large cluster is amongst the most massive in orbit around our Galaxy, at about two million times the mass of the Sun.
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English: M5, or NGC5904, a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens, as seen by the KPNO 4-m telescope in 1975. This large cluster is amongst the most massive in orbit around our Galaxy, at about two million times the mass of the Sun. At a distance of about 26000 light-years, M5 is about 13 billion years old. |
Date | 30 June 2020, 21:34:00 (upload date) |
Source | M5, NGC 5904 |
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Image title | M5, or NGC5904, a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens, as seen by the KPNO 4-m telescope in 1975. This large cluster is amongst the most massive in orbit around our Galaxy, at about two million times the mass of the Sun. At a distance of about 26000 light-years, M5 is about 13 billion years old. |
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Height | 2,000 px |
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Pixel composition | Black and white (Black is 0) |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 1 |
Number of rows per strip | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 250 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 250 dpi |
Data arrangement | chunky format |
Software used | ImageMagick 5.5.1 10/20/02 Q16 http://www.imagemagick.org |