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    M72 (NGC 6981)

    M72 (NGC 6981)
    Image credit: NOAO/AURA/NSF
    A globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain on Aug. 29, 1780. M72 is one of the more remote globulars included in the Messier Catalogue, lying at a distance from the Sun of about 53,000 light-years. It lacks a compact core but is one of the most intrinsically bright objects of its type known.


    Visual magnitude 9.3
    Angular size 6.6'
    Linear diameter 106 light-years
    Distance ~53,000 light-years (16,000 pc)
    Position R.A. 20h 53m 27.9,
    Dec. -12° 32' 13.4"
    Other designations GCl 118, C 2050-127


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