Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  IC 4725  ·  M 25
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Messier 25 An Open Cluster in Sagittarius, Ian Parr
Messier 25 An Open Cluster in Sagittarius
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Messier 25 An Open Cluster in Sagittarius

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Messier 25 An Open Cluster in Sagittarius, Ian Parr
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Messier 25 An Open Cluster in Sagittarius

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Messier 25 is an open cluster of stars at a distance of about 2,000 light-years light-years away from Earth. It is about 13 light-years across, and 67.6 million years old.
It was first discovered in 1745 by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux.

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Messier 25 An Open Cluster in Sagittarius, Ian Parr