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Observations of M3

Other names NGC 5272
Mel 119

Object type Globular cluster

RA 13h42m

Declination 28°22' N

Constellation Canes Venatici

Further information

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3 
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Messier 3
Ian Papworth
Obs 2025 Jun 23 – 20:35 UTC
Upload 2025 Jun 23 – 20:37 UTC

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Globular Cluster M3
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2025 Jun 01 – 23:37 UTC
Upload 2025 Jun 02 – 12:26 UTC

2 
0 
Messier M3 Globular C...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2025 Apr 24 – 22:25 UTC
Upload 2025 May 27 – 14:26 UTC

6 
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M3
Andy Wilson
Obs 2025 May 06 – 01:18 UTC
Upload 2025 May 06 – 14:12 UTC

4 
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Messier 3
Kenneth Medcalf
Obs 2025 Apr 27 – 20:53 UTC
Upload 2025 May 02 – 19:12 UTC

4 
0 
Messier 3
Alun Halsey
Obs 2025 Apr 17 – 23:18 UTC
Upload 2025 Apr 18 – 15:49 UTC

2 
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Globular Cluster M3
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2025 Apr 07 – 01:19 UTC
Upload 2025 Apr 09 – 18:01 UTC

3 
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M3
Chris Entwistle
Obs 2025 Mar 26 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2025 Mar 27 – 08:52 UTC

4 
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Globular Cluster M3
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2021 Apr 15 – 01:25 UTC
Upload 2024 Oct 15 – 15:18 UTC

2 
0 
Messier 3 star cluster
Gary Eason
Obs 2024 May 27 – 23:20 UTC
Upload 2024 Jun 02 – 14:45 UTC

0 
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M3
Adam Rawlinson
Obs 2024 May 05 – 14:39 UTC
Upload 2024 May 07 – 14:48 UTC

1 
0 
Messier 3
Adam Rawlinson
Obs 2024 May 05 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2024 May 06 – 08:22 UTC

5 
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M3 in Canes Venatici
Paul G. Abel
Obs 2024 Apr 28 – 22:24 UTC
Upload 2024 Apr 30 – 17:36 UTC

2 
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M3
Steve Brown
Obs 2024 Apr 26 – 23:38 UTC
Upload 2024 Apr 28 – 12:35 UTC

3 
0 
M3
Carl Frederick Hansen
Obs 2024 Apr 15 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2024 Apr 19 – 23:07 UTC

3 
0 
M3
Simon Paul Davis
Obs 2024 Apr 14 – 21:30 UTC
Upload 2024 Apr 17 – 16:11 UTC

3 
0 
M3
Simon Dawes
Obs 2024 Jan 19 – 01:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Jan 29 – 15:15 UTC

4 
0 
M3 Globular Cluster
Graham Roberts
Obs 2018 May 08 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2023 Jul 09 – 14:35 UTC

2 
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NGC5272 Globular Clust...
Nicholas Freeman
Obs 2023 May 22 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2023 May 23 – 19:10 UTC

1 
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Messier 3
Adam Rawlinson
Obs 2023 Apr 28 – 21:30 UTC
Upload 2023 Apr 29 – 13:31 UTC

9 
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M3 globular cluster
Mark Phillips
Obs 2023 Apr 26 – 21:15 UTC
Upload 2023 Apr 27 – 11:14 UTC

2 
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Messier 3
Ian Papworth
Obs 2023 Apr 19 – 11:41 UTC
Upload 2023 Apr 26 – 11:43 UTC

2 
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M3
Carl Frederick Hansen
Obs 2023 Apr 12 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2023 Apr 12 – 23:15 UTC

8 
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Messier 3
Peter Tickner
Obs 2023 Apr 02 – 23:55 UTC
Upload 2023 Apr 03 – 14:11 UTC

3 
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Messier 3
Mattia Piccoli
Obs 2023 Mar 18 – 21:41 UTC
Upload 2023 Mar 19 – 12:05 UTC

4 
0 
M3
Mr Andrew Jeffries
Obs 2022 Jun 01 – 23:30 UTC
Upload 2022 Jun 02 – 18:59 UTC

5 
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Messier 3
Maxim Usatov
Obs 2022 May 07 – 21:34 UTC
Upload 2022 May 21 – 08:37 UTC

6 
1 
RR Lyrae stars in M3
David Strange
Obs 2022 May 11 – 22:04 UTC
Upload 2022 May 12 – 11:39 UTC

9 
1 
M3 Globular Cluster in...
Maxim Usatov
Obs 2022 May 07 – 21:34 UTC
Upload 2022 May 07 – 21:37 UTC

9 
1 
Messier 3
Dawson
Obs 2022 May 01 – 00:50 UTC
Upload 2022 May 06 – 15:51 UTC

5 
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Messier M3
Jim Tomney
Obs 2022 Apr 29 – 13:30 UTC
Upload 2022 May 04 – 17:17 UTC

7 
1 
M3 and M5 compared
Peter Tickner
Obs 2022 Apr 21 – 22:18 UTC
Upload 2022 Apr 24 – 22:24 UTC

5 
3 
M3 Globular Cluster in...
Mark Fairfax
Obs 2022 Apr 07 – 23:28 UTC
Upload 2022 Apr 08 – 14:51 UTC

1 
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M3 Globular Cluster
Neil Webster
Obs 2022 Mar 24 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2022 Mar 25 – 09:11 UTC

1 
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Messier 3
Mattia Piccoli
Obs 2022 Mar 05 – 23:29 UTC
Upload 2022 Mar 06 – 10:02 UTC

5 
0 
Messier 3
Peter Tickner
Obs 2022 Jan 21 – 01:42 UTC
Upload 2022 Jan 22 – 01:45 UTC

4 
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M3 Globular Cluster in...
Alan Thomas
Obs 2021 Dec 15 – 04:35 UTC
Upload 2021 Dec 15 – 12:25 UTC

9 
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C/2021 A1 passing M3-a...
Peter Gudgeon
Obs 2021 Dec 03 – 04:21 UTC
Upload 2021 Dec 05 – 11:44 UTC

17 
1 
Leonard with M3
Mazin Younis
Obs 2021 Dec 03 – 06:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Dec 03 – 21:19 UTC

10 
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Comet C/2021 A1 (Leona...
Alan C Tough
Obs 2021 Dec 03 – 11:15 UTC
Upload 2021 Dec 03 – 20:02 UTC
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