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Description of NGC 4590 |
Messier 68 (also known as M68 or NGC 4590) is a globular cluster in the Hydra constellation. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. M68 is at a distance of about 33,000 light-years away from Earth.
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Schaeuble, M. et al. A Detailed Study of Giants and Horizontal Branch Stars in M68: Atmospheric Parameters and Chemical Abundances 2015, The Astronomical Journal, Volume 149, Issue 6, article id. 204, 17 pp. (NGC 4590 ) | Paper n. 2 |
Brocato, E.; Castellani, V.; Piersimoni, A. The Age of the Globular Cluster M68 1997, Astrophysical Journal v.491, p.789 (NGC 4590 ) | Paper n. 3 |
Walker, Alistair R. BVI CCD photometry of galactic globular clusters. 2: M68 1994, The Astronomical Journal, vol. 108, no. 2, p. 555-584 (NGC 4590 cmd ) | See all items
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