Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  M 107  ·  NGC 6171
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M107 (2017), Gary Imm
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M107 (2017)

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M107 (2017)

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This object is a globular star cluster located in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It lies at a distance of just over 20,000 light years from Earth. As compared to other Messier globular clusters, this cluster is not particularly dense. As shown in the image, the stars throughout the cluster, including the core, are fully resolvable and are not packed tightly together. This cluster shows some dark regions within the cluster, which is very unusual. The regions are believed to be caused by dust, which blocks the light of the cluster’s stars. The cluster contains about 100,000 stars and appears to be very old, as exhibited by the lack of bluish stars in this object as compared to other clusters.

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M107 (2017), Gary Imm