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M 72

Globular cluster · Aquarius

M 72

Also known as NGC 6981

Messier 72

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Type: Globular cluster
Constellation: Aquarius
Position (J2000): 20h 53m 28s · −12° 32′ 14″
Discovered: by Pierre Méchain in 1780

Pictures: 0
Magnitude: 8.96; visual
Size: 4.5′
Distance: ~56,000 ly
Best months: Jul–Sep

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.

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