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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	M25
NGC/IC Number	IC 4725
Constellation	Sagittarius
Right Ascension	18h 31m 47s
Declination	-19° 7' 0"
Distance	c.2,000 light years c.600 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.6 Absolute: -4.4
Diameter	Apparent: 29' Actual: 17 light years
Number of Stars	c. 80
Optimum Visibility	July
Notes	Falling in the densely clustered part of Sagittarius in the general direction of the Galactic Nucleus, M25 is a small open cluster relatively close to the Solar System, and is just visible to the naked eye. Its brightest member, U Sagittarii, is a variable star of the regularly pulsating Cepheid type.

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