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Globular Cluster NGC 6397

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This is an image of the globular cluster NGC 6397, one of the nearest and densest agglomerations of stars to Earth. The cluster is located 7.200 light-years away in the southern constellation Ara, and is one of 150 such objects which orbit our Milky Way Galaxy.

Credit: Guido de Marchi, ESA, F. Paresce and NASA

 

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Id:opo9441d
Object:NGC 6397
Type:Star Cluster
Instru-ment:WFPC2
Width:763
Height:749

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