Herschel 100
NGC 2419

Object Type Globular Cluster
Constellation Lynx
Magnitude 10.3
Size 4.6' x 4.6'


Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Number 100 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 2419, sometimes known as the "Intergalactic Wanderer". It is a very remote globular cluster that some have suggested may be escaping from the Milky Way.