Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  Hercules Globular Cluster  ·  M 13  ·  NGC 6205  ·  NGC 6207
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M13, the Great Cluster in Hercules, Michael McGowan
M13, the Great Cluster in Hercules
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M13, the Great Cluster in Hercules

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M13, the Great Cluster in Hercules, Michael McGowan
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M13, the Great Cluster in Hercules

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M13 is a globular cluster in the Hercules constellation and is about 22,000-25,000 light-years from the earth.  Also known as the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules it contains 200,000 to 500,000 stars packed within a diameter of ~145 light-years.  This is about 100X as dense as the stars which surround our sun.  This globular cluster is one of about 100 which orbit our galaxy's center.

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