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M53 (NGC 5024)

Typ:Starcluster
Constellation:Coma Berenices
Size:12.6'
Distance:58 kLj
Brightness:8.3 mag
Position:RA:13h 12m 55.25s DEC:+18° 10′ 05.4″
Max. height:58.17°, Apr. (midnight at +50°N)
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Discovered:Johann Elert Bode, 1775
Details:Read more on Wikipedia

The next image shows the full frame in a manual edit (580mm, ASI2600MM, LRGB 1h). The cluster on the left is NGC5053.