Messier 2

Globular Cluster in constellation Aquarius. It contains about 150,000 stars and is about 37,500 light years distant.

See also:

Messier 2, SEDS Messier pages


The M2 is also the name of motorways in England and in Northern Ireland.

M2 in economics refers to the amount of cash in circulation, the amount in checking or demand-deposit accounts plus savings accounts, money market acounts and small CDs. See money supply.