Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  IC 4645  ·  M 92  ·  NGC 6341
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M92

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Messier 92 (also known as M92, M 92, or NGC 6341) is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Hercules.M92 is approaching us at 112 km/sec. Its coordinates indicate that the Earth's North Celestial Pole periodically passes less than one degree of this cluster during the precession of Earth's axis. Thus, M92 was a "Polarissima Borealis", or "North Cluster", about 12,000 years ago (10,000 BC), and it will again in about 14,000 years (16,000 AD).

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_92

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M92, Dieter Wiedenhofer