Caldwell 79
C79
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Object
- Type (NASA)
- Globular Cluster
- Distance from Earth
- 16,000 light-years
- Apparent magnitude
- 6.7 mag
- NASA description
- Caldwell 79, also called NGC 3201, was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in 1826.
Source:NASA Hubble (Messier/Caldwell catalogs) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Constellation
In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 16,000 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left 16,000 years ago (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 6.7 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- It lies in Vela — find the constellation first to know where to look.