About
this Object
M5, also known as NGC 5904, is a large, elongated,
globular cluster in the constellation Serpens. It lies approx 26
thousand light years distant and
is nearly 13 billion years old. It contains a mass equal to 2
million suns. A little over 22 arcminutes SE of
M5 is the F8 star SAO 120946 shining at magnitude 5
