Messier 13 (M13), Pablo Lewin

Messier 13 (M13)

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Messier 13 (M13), also designated NGC6205 and sometimes called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or the Hercules Globular Cluster, is a globular cluster of about 300,000 stars in the constellation of Hercules.

M13 is about 145 light-years in diameter, and it is composed of several hundred thousand stars, M13 is 25,100 light-years away from Earth.

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Messier 13 (M13), Pablo Lewin