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Parameters
Positional Parameters
clusterNGC 5272
nameM 3
RA13 42 11.62
Declination+28 22 38.2
Galactic longitude42.22
Galactic latitude78.71
R sun10.2
R gc12
X1.5
Y1.3
Z10
Photometric Parameters
E (B-V)0.01
V HB15.64
(m-M)15.07
Vt6.19
MVt-8.88
(U-B)0.09
(B-V)0.69
(V-I)0.93
S_RR49
HBR0.08
hbt4
Structural Parameters
[Fe / H]-1.5
SpT F6
v_r-147.6
err0.2
v_LSR-138.3
c1.89
r_c0.37
r_h2.31
r_t38.19
lg(tc)8.31
lg(th)9.79
mu_V16.64
rho_v3.57
Color-magnitude diagrams
authorBuonanno, R.; Corsi, C. E.; Buzzoni, A.; Cacciari, C.; Ferraro, F. R.; Fusi Pecci, F.
titleThe stellar population of the globular cluster M 3. I. Photographic photometry of 10 000 stars
journalAstron. Astrophys. 290, 69-103
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Description of NGC 5272

Messier 3 (also known as M3 or NGC 5272) is a globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, and resolved into stars by William Herschel around 1784. This cluster is one of the largest and brightest, and is made up of around 500,000 stars. It is located at a distance of about 33,900 light-years away from Earth. M3 has an apparent magnitude of 6.2, making it visible to the naked eye under dark conditions. From a moderate-sized telescope, the cluster is fully defined.

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Selected biblio
Paper n. 1
VandenBerg, Don A.; Denissenkov, P. A.; Catelan, Marcio
Constraints on the Distance Moduli, Helium and Metal Abundances, and Ages of Globular Clusters from their RR Lyrae and Non-variable Horizontal-branch Stars. I. M3, M15, and M92
2016, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 827, Issue 1, 23 pp.
(NGC 7078 NGC 5272 NGC 6341 )
Paper n. 2
Wagner-Kaiser, R. et al.
Bayesian Analysis of Two Stellar Populations in Galactic Globular Clusters. II. NGC 5024, NGC 5272, and NGC 6352
2016, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 826, Issue 1, article id. 42, 18 pp.
(NGC 5024 NGC 5272 NGC 6352 )
Paper n. 3
Jurcsik, J. et al.
Overtone and Multi-mode RR Lyrae Stars in the Globular Cluster M3
2015, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Volume 219, Issue 2, article id. 25, 26 pp.
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