Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  M 92  ·  NGC 6341
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Messier 92 in HaLRGB, Jose Carballada
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Messier 92 in HaLRGB

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Messier 92 (NGC 6341) is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Hercules.

M92 is at a distance of about 26,700 light-years away from Earth and has an estimated mass of up to 330,000 solar masses in 250,000 stars.

With an estimated age of 14.2 billion years – almost the same age as the universe itself – M92 is one of the oldest clusters known and possibly the single oldest globular in the Milky Way.

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Messier 92 in HaLRGB, Jose Carballada