Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  M 4  ·  NGC 6121
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M 4, Gerson Pinto
M 4
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M 4

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M4 is approximately 7,200 light years away, the same distance as NGC 6397, making these the two closest globular clusters to our Solar System. It has an estimated age of 12.2 billion years.

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M 4, Gerson Pinto