Caldwell 104
C104
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Object
- Type (NASA)
- Globular Cluster
- Distance from Earth
- 27,000 light-years
- Apparent magnitude
- 6.4 mag
- NASA description
- The stars of Caldwell 104 have a surprisingly high metal content, which means that it formed more recently than expected.
Source:NASA Hubble (Messier/Caldwell catalogs) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Constellation
In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 27,000 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left 27,000 years ago (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 6.4 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- It lies in Tucana — find the constellation first to know where to look.