Omega globular cluster in Centaurus

by: Tom Davis/Novapix
Reference: a-agb51-39003
Date: 2009-12-05

Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) is located about 17,000 light years from Earth in the constellation of Centaurus and contains several million stars. It is the biggest globular cluster in our galaxy and also one of the oldest objects of our galaxy.

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