"M9... is one of the nearer globular clusters to the nulceus of our Galaxy, with a computed distance of 7500 light-years from the Galactic Center." (Burnham)
Right ascension | 17 : 16.2 (hours : minutes) |
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Declination | -18 : 28 (degrees : minutes) |
Distance | 25.0 (light-years*10^3) |
Visual magnitude | 7.3 |