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Omega globular cluster in Centaurus

author: Tom Davis/Novapix

reference: a-agb51-39003

Image Size 300 DPI: 34 * 34 cm

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.

Keywords for this photo:

2009 - ASTRONOMY - CENTAURUS - GLOBULAR CLUSTER - NGC 5139 - OMEGA CENTAURI - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR - STAR CLUSTER -