Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5139  ·  omega Cen
Omega Centauri NGC 5139, Guillermo Spiers
Omega Centauri NGC 5139
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Omega Centauri NGC 5139

Omega Centauri NGC 5139, Guillermo Spiers
Omega Centauri NGC 5139
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Omega Centauri NGC 5139

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This is my favorite star cluster, the brightest one of all!

Omega Centauri, is located 17,000 light years away from Earth, and its 12,000,000,000 years old. It has 10,000,000 stars, where the closest ones at its core, are only 0.1 light years away from each other.

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Omega Centauri NGC 5139, Guillermo Spiers