Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  IC 4645  ·  IC 4648  ·  M 92  ·  NGC 6323  ·  NGC 6327  ·  NGC 6329  ·  NGC 6332  ·  NGC 6336  ·  NGC 6341  ·  NGC 6344
M92 Globular cluster, Sergiy_Vakulenko
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M92 Globular cluster

M92 Globular cluster, Sergiy_Vakulenko
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M92 Globular cluster

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Messier 92 (also known as M92, M 92, or NGC 6341) is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Hercules. It was discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1777, then published in the Jahrbuch during 1779. The cluster was independently rediscovered by Charles Messier on March 18, 1781 and added as the 92nd entry in his catalogue. M92 is at a distance of about 26,700 light-years away from Earth.

M92 is one of the brighter globular clusters in the northern hemisphere, but it is often overlooked by amateur astronomers because of its proximity to the even more spectacular Messier 13.

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M92 Globular cluster, Sergiy_Vakulenko

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