Release 11.12 ("Hergest Ridge")
glink84 - Added on 2013-09-04 | ||
NGC 6642, a globular cluster in Sagittarius | NGC 6642 is a very old, highly evolved globular star cluster with a mass of roughly 110,000 solar masses, located 26,400 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Sagittarius, and just 5.500 light-years away from the galactic center. It is moving toward us at approximately 57.2 kilometers per second... | ![]() |
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