Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Tucana (Tuc)  ·  Contains:  47 Tuc  ·  NGC 104
NGC 104, Ben S Klerk
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NGC 104

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47 tuc is a globular cluster located in the constellation Tucana. It is about 13,000 light years away from Earth, and 120 light years across. 47 Tuc can be seen with the naked eye, with an apparent magnitude of 4.1, due to its far southern location, 18° from the south celestial pole, it was not cataloged by European astronomers until the 1750s.

47 Tucanae is the second brightest globular cluster after Omega Centauri, and it is one of the most massive globular clusters in the Galaxy, containing millions of stars. 47 tuc may contain a blackhole at the center.

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NGC 104, Ben S Klerk

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