Messier 3
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| Distance to Earth | 33,920 light years |
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| Age | 11. 4 billion years |
| Radius | 90 light years |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Metallicity | = –1. 34 dex |
| Tidal radius | 113 ly (30 pc) |
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| ID | 2979743 |
About Messier 3
Messier 3 is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. It was discovered on May 3, 1764, and was the first Messier object to be discovered by Charles Messier himself. Messier originally mistook the object for a nebula without stars.