* Astronomy

Messier 19 (also M19, ESO 518-SC7, NGC 6273 and GCl 52) is a magnitude +7.47 globular star cluster located 28,700 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus.
The cluster is located 8° east of Antares, and 4.5° WSW of Theta Ophiuchi and is just visible as a fuzzy point of light using 10 x 50 binoculars. The brightest individual stars in M19 are of 14th magnitude.
The apparent size of 17" of this cluster represents a true diameter of about 140 light years.
The cluster was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier on the 5th June 1764.

Right Ascension 17h 02m 37.69s, Declination -26° 16' 04.6"

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