M92

globular cluster · in Hercules

27,700 light-years from Earth

One of the oldest and most metal-poor globulars. Age estimates run from about 12.8 billion years (2013) to 13.8 billion years (2023).

• 27,700 light-years · about 115 light-years across
• about 1/200 of the Sun's share of iron

kind

nebula · star cluster

catalogue

M92 · NGC 6341

size

115 light-years across