Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6229  ·  PGC 2294428  ·  PGC 2298068  ·  PGC 2300954  ·  PGC 2301359  ·  PGC 2302163  ·  PGC 2303116  ·  PGC 3096513
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NGC 6229, Hercules's neglected globular cluster, darkdesertdome
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NGC 6229, Hercules's neglected globular cluster

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NGC 6229, Hercules's neglected globular cluster, darkdesertdome
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NGC 6229, Hercules's neglected globular cluster

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Everyone knows about M13 and M92, but who pays any attention to NGC 6229?  Well, if it were closer to Earth, you would.  At about 100,000 LY away, Hercules's neglected GC is at least 4 times more distant than M13 and would be spectacular if we could have a closer look.

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NGC 6229, Hercules's neglected globular cluster, darkdesertdome