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 Object
| Name: | NGC 6397 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 9000 light years |
| Constellation: | Ara |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 40 41.61 |
| Position (Dec): | -53° 40' 24.90" |
| Field of view: | 11.33 x 11.33 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.3° left of vertical |
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