Messier 13 or M13, also designated NGC 6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or the Hercules Globular Cluster, is a globular cluster of several hundred thousand stars in the constellation of Hercules.

Distance to Earth: 22,180 light years

Age: 11.66 billion years

Coordinates: RA 16h 41m 41s | Dec +36° 27′ 35″

Constellation: Hercules

Apparent dimensions (V): 20 arcmins

Did you know: The Hercules Globular Cluster was discovered by the English astronomer Edmond Halley in 1714.