Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Tucana (Tuc)  ·  Contains:  47 Tuc  ·  47 Tuc Cluster  ·  NGC 104
NGC104 - 47 Tucanae, Tim Hutchison
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NGC104 - 47 Tucanae

NGC104 - 47 Tucanae, Tim Hutchison
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NGC104 - 47 Tucanae

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This awesome globular is 47 Tucanae, the second brightest globular, next to Omega Centauri, in the night sky. Due to the fact that it is only 18° from the SCP, it wasn't catalogued by European astronomers until the 1750's. It lies 1300ly from Earth and is 120ly in diameter.

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NGC104 - 47 Tucanae, Tim Hutchison

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