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

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M92 Globular Cluster

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Messier 92 is a *globular cluster in Hercules.

It is about 26,700 light-years away from the solar system. The estimated age range for the cluster at 11 ± 1.5 billion years.

It is one of the brighter of its sort in apparent magnitude in the northern hemisphere and in its absolute magnitude in the galaxy, but it is often overlooked by amateur astronomers due to angular proximity to bright cluster Messier 13, about 20% closer.

*A globular cluster is a spherical collection of stars. Globular clusters are very tightly bound by gravity, giving them their spherical shapes and high concentrations of stars toward their centers. Their name is derived from Latin globulus—a small sphere. Globular clusters are occasionally known simply as globulars.

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M92 Globular Cluster, autonm