Zooming Into NGC 6752_ The Great Peacock

Zooming Into NGC 6752_ The Great Peacock

Zooming Into NGC 6752: The Great Peacock Globular!

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00:00:00 Zooming Into NGC 6752: The Great Peacock Globular!

NGC 6752
Other names: Great Peacock Globular, Caldwell 93
Constellation: Pavo
Distance to Earth: 13,000 light years
RA: 19h 10m 52.11s
Dec: –59° 59′ 04.4″
Type: Globular cluster

It is the fourth-brightest globular cluster in the sky, after Omega Centauri, 47 Tucanae and Messier 22, respectively. It is best seen from June to October in the Southern Hemisphere.

It is one of the closer globular clusters to Earth. It also lies 17,000 light-years away from the galactic centre.

Credit: ESO

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