Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  M 2  ·  NGC 7089
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M2, Doug Summers
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Messier 2 is one of the largest globulars known, and contains upward of 150,000 stars.  It is estimated to be 175 light years in diameter, and is ~55K light years distant.   It's one of the older clusters associated with the Milky Way.

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M2, Doug Summers