GGCs database: globular cluster NGC 5272

Release 11.12 ("Hergest Ridge")

Selected: NGC 5272

Parameters
Positional Parameters
cluster	NGC 5272
name	M 3
RA	13 42 11.62
Declination	+28 22 38.2
Galactic longitude	42.22
Galactic latitude	78.71
R sun	10.2
R gc	12
X	1.5
Y	1.3
Z	10
Photometric Parameters
E (B-V)	0.01
V HB	15.64
(m-M)	15.07
Vt	6.19
MVt	-8.88
(U-B)	0.09
(B-V)	0.69
(V-I)	0.93
S_RR	49
HBR	0.08
hbt	4
Structural Parameters
[Fe / H]	-1.5
SpT	F6
v_r	-147.6
err	0.2
v_LSR	-138.3
c	1.89
r_c	0.37
r_h	2.31
r_t	38.19
lg(tc)	8.31
lg(th)	9.79
mu_V	16.64
rho_v	3.57
Color-magnitude diagrams
author	Buonanno, R.; Corsi, C. E.; Buzzoni, A.; Cacciari, C.; Ferraro, F. R.; Fusi Pecci, F.
title	The stellar population of the globular cluster M 3. I. Photographic photometry of 10 000 stars
journal	Astron. Astrophys. 290, 69-103
CM diagram

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. Source: Wikipedia \| Notify inaccuracies
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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. (NGC 5272 )
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