Messier 3

Summary

Messier 3 is a globular cluster^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of globular_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 3 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].
• Messier 3's image is recorded as Messier3 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg^[4].
• Messier 3's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].
• Messier 3's constellation is recorded as Canes Venatici^[6].
• Messier 3's spectral class is recorded as VI^[7].
• Messier 3's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].
• Messier 3's Commons category is recorded as Messier 3^[9].
• Messier 3's catalog code is recorded as BD+29 2450^[10].
• Messier 3's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 8101^[11].
• Messier 3's catalog code is recorded as GEN# +1.00119333^[12].
• Messier 3's catalog code is recorded as HD 119333^[13].
• Messier 3's catalog code is recorded as UBV M 19645^[14].
• Messier 3's catalog code is recorded as M 3^[15].
• Messier 3's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5272^[16].
• Messier 3's catalog code is recorded as GCl 25^[17].
• Messier 3's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 119^[18].
• Messier 3's catalog code is recorded as C 1339+286^[19].
• Messier 3's catalog code is recorded as [ZEH2003] RX J1342.1+2822 1^[20].
• Messier 3's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2152^[21].
• Messier 3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1764-05-03T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Messier 3's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03rg_b^[23].
• Messier 3's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 3^[24].
• Messier 3's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 3^[25].
• Messier 3's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.62'}^[26].
• Messier 3's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.22'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 3's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].

Designation and Status

Messier 3's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include BD+29 2450^[10], GCRV 8101^[11], GEN# +1.00119333^[12], HD 119333^[13], UBV M 19645^[14], and M 3^[15].

Why It Matters

Messier 3 ranks in the top 5% of globular_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]