Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Pavo (Pav)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6752
NGC 6752 - Globular Cluster in Pavo, Cluster One Observatory
NGC 6752 - Globular Cluster in Pavo
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NGC 6752 - Globular Cluster in Pavo

NGC 6752 - Globular Cluster in Pavo, Cluster One Observatory
NGC 6752 - Globular Cluster in Pavo
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NGC 6752 - Globular Cluster in Pavo

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Some 13,000 light-years away toward the southern constellation Pavo, the globular star cluster NGC 6752 roams the halo of our Milky Way galaxy. Over 10 billion years old, NGC 6752 follows clusters Omega Centauri and 47 Tucanae as the third brightest globular in planet Earth's night sky. It holds over 100 thousand stars in a sphere about 100 light-years in diameter.

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  • NGC 6752 - Globular Cluster in Pavo, Cluster One Observatory
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NGC 6752 - Globular Cluster in Pavo, Cluster One Observatory

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