Messier 5

Summary

Messier 5 is a globular cluster^[1]. It draws 130 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #6 of 58).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 5 is credited with the discovery of Gottfried Kirch^[3].
• Messier 5 is credited with the discovery of Maria Margaretha Kirch^[4].
• Messier 5's image is recorded as Messier5 - SDSS DR14 (panorama).jpg^[5].
• Messier 5's image is recorded as Messier 5 - HST.jpg^[6].
• Messier 5's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[7].
• Messier 5's constellation is recorded as Serpens^[8].
• Messier 5's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[9].
• Messier 5's Commons category is recorded as Messier 5^[10].
• Messier 5's catalog code is recorded as M 5^[11].
• Messier 5's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5904^[12].
• Messier 5's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 5244 E^[13].
• Messier 5's catalog code is recorded as GCl 34^[14].
• Messier 5's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 133^[15].
• Messier 5's catalog code is recorded as C 1516+022^[16].
• Messier 5's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2286^[17].
• Messier 5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1702-05-05T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Messier 5's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01xj07^[19].
• Messier 5's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 5^[20].
• Messier 5's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 5^[21].
• Messier 5's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.95'}^[22].
• Messier 5's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.34'}^[23].
• Messier 5's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+3.43'}^[24].
• Messier 5's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.861'}^[25].
• Messier 5's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.867'}^[26].
• Messier 5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '-8.76'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 5's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[9].

Designation and Status

Messier 5's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 5^[11], NGC 5904^[12], GCRV 5244 E^[13], GCl 34^[14], Melotte 133^[15], and C 1516+022^[16].

Why It Matters

Messier 5 draws 130 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #6 of 58).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]