M5 (NGC 5904)
Magnitude: 6.65
Distance: Aprox: 24,500 light-years
Constellation: Serpens
Diameter: 165 light-years
Star Count: Aprox 100,000+
M5 is one of the largest known globular clusters. The cluster has an ellipsoidal rather than spherical shape. It is receding from us at about 52 km/s. The compact core region is about 6 light years in diameter.
Taken 5/25/18 in Grand Rapids, Ohio by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera