A globular cluster is a spheroidal conglomeration of stars that is bound together by gravity, with a higher concentration of stars towards its center....
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This is a list of globular clusters. The apparent magnitude does not include an extinction correction. These are globular clusters within the halo of the...
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Messier 13 (redirect from Hercules Globular Cluster)
called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, the Hercules Globular Cluster, or the Great Hercules Cluster), is a globular cluster of several hundred...
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Messier 2 (redirect from Globular cluster M2)
Messier 2 or M2 (also designated NGC 7089) is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius, five degrees north of the star Beta Aquarii. It was discovered...
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Messier 15 (redirect from Globular Cluster M15)
designated NGC 7078 and sometimes known as the Great Pegasus Cluster) is a globular cluster in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered by Jean-Dominique...
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Messier 22 (redirect from Globular Cluster M22)
M22, also known as NGC 6656 or the Great Sagittarius Cluster, is an elliptical globular cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarius, near the Galactic...
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Star clusters are large groups of stars held together by self-gravitation. Two main types of star clusters can be distinguished. Globular clusters are...
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Messier 4 (redirect from Globular cluster M4)
Messier 4 or M4 (also known as NGC 6121 or the Spider Globular Cluster) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Scorpius. It was discovered by Philippe...
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47 Tucanae (redirect from Globular Cluster NGC 104)
Tucanae or 47 Tuc (also designated as NGC 104 and Caldwell 106) is a globular cluster located in the constellation Tucana. It is about 4.45 ± 0.01 kpc (15...
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Andromeda Galaxy (section Globular clusters)
known globular cluster in the Milky Way. Globular One (or G1) has several stellar populations and a structure too massive for an ordinary globular. As a...
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