NGC 6397
A ground-based sky survey photograph 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.
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About the Image
NASA press release
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| Id: | opo9441c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 October 1994, 05:00 |
| Size: | 600 x 600 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6397 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular • Star Clusters Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 9000 light years |
