# Most distant object in space visible with the naked eye?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 26, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-distant-object-in-space-visible-with-the-naked-eye/215421 "2003-11-26T17:52:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-distant-object-in-space-visible-with-the-naked-eye/215421/21 "2003-11-27T02:48:22Z")

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> _Originally posted by Polycarp \*  
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> …As I understand it, visible to the naked eye under ideal seeing conditions (_ indicates at the edge of visibility) are:…  
> 6. One globular cluster: Omega Centauri\*…  
> Everything else requires a telescope \*\*

M13, the globular cluster in Hercules is magnitude 5.8, so it is “at the edge of visibility” as well.

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