Tag: globular cluster

  • M 13

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    M 13, also knows as the great cluster in Hercules, is a globular cluster containing 300,000 to 500,000 stars.

  • M 15

    M 15

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  • M 2

    M 2

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    M2 or NGC 7089 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Aquarius, it is consists of 150,000 stars within a sphere of only 175 light years in diameter.It is 13 billion years old.

  • M 13

    M 13

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    Luca Zanini
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    M 13 or NGC 6207, also known as the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, is an object made up of hundreds of thousands of old stars and it lies in the halo of our galaxy.It has a diameter of 145 light years, a distance of 22000 light years from Earth, and an apparent magnitude of…