Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  M 15  ·  NGC 7078
Great Pegasus Cluster (Great Pegasus Cluster), Nicholas Gialiris
Great Pegasus Cluster (Great Pegasus Cluster)
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Great Pegasus Cluster (Great Pegasus Cluster)

Great Pegasus Cluster (Great Pegasus Cluster), Nicholas Gialiris
Great Pegasus Cluster (Great Pegasus Cluster)
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Great Pegasus Cluster (Great Pegasus Cluster)

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Messier 15 is a beautiful, colorful and bright globular cluster in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered by Jean-Dominique Maraldi in 1746 and included in Charles Messier's catalogue of comet-like objects in 1764. At an estimated 12.5±1.3 billion years old, it is one of the oldest known globular clusters.

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Great Pegasus Cluster (Great Pegasus Cluster), Nicholas Gialiris