Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Norma (Nor)
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BH 176, Jim Fordice
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I have not observed this object. I obtained the calibrated lights frames used to create the final image from Telescope Live. The frames were imaged by the CHI-1-CMOS Telescope at the El Sauce Observatory in Chile.

BH stands for Van den Bergh-Hagen. 

Discovered by Van den Bergh and Hagen in 1975. This object has been classified as either a young, sparse, metal-rich globular cluster or a massive metal-rich old open cluster. Its age is about 7 Gyr. It has a very low surface brightness. It is difficult to see because it is in a very busy area of the sky.

Shapley Sawyer Classification: XII
Distance: 61,652 LY
Type: Halo Globular
Position w.r.t. core of galaxy: Just above the disc of the MY and on the far side of the core.
Any stars resolved: N/A
Undergoing Core Collapse: No

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BH 176, Jim Fordice

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