Messier 25
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Messier 25, also known as IC 4725, is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Sagittarius. The first recorded observation of this cluster was made by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and it was included in Charles Messier's list of nebulous objects in 1764.[1] The cluster is located near some obscuring features, with a dark lane passing near the center.[2]
M25 is at a distance of about Template:Convert away from Earth and is 67.6 million years old.[3] The spatial dimension of this cluster is about Template:Convert across. It has an estimated mass of Template:Val, of which about 24% is interstellar matter.[4] A Delta Cephei type variable star designated U Sagittarii is a member of this cluster,[5] as are two red giants, one of which is a binary system.[6]
New research indicates M25 may constitute a ternary star cluster together with NGC 6716 and Collinder 394.[7]
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- Messier 25, The Messier Catalog. Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS)
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- Open Cluster M25. Astronomy Picture of the Day 2009 August 31
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