Caldwell 93
C93
👁️ Naked-eye
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Object
- Type (NASA)
- Globular Cluster
- Distance from Earth
- 13,000 light-years
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.4 mag
- NASA description
- Hubble’s observations of Caldwell 93 also uncovered an unexpected galaxy.
Source:NASA Hubble (Messier/Caldwell catalogs) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
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Constellation
In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 13,000 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left 13,000 years ago (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 5.4 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
- It lies in Pavo — find the constellation first to know where to look.