Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  HD115989  ·  HD116197  ·  HD116337  ·  HD116354  ·  HD116586  ·  HD116649  ·  HD116663  ·  HD116717  ·  HD116789  ·  HD116861  ·  HD116980  ·  HD117193  ·  HD117313  ·  HD117339  ·  HD117508  ·  HD117618  ·  HD117738  ·  HD117754  ·  NGC 5139  ·  Omega Centauri  ·  omega Cen
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Omega Centauri, Tarun Pulikanti
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Omega Centauri

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Omega Centauri

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Omega Centauri is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar object by Edmond Halley in 1677. Located at a distance of 17,090 light-years, it is the largest-known globular cluster in the Milky Way at a diameter of roughly 150 light-years.

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Omega Centauri, Tarun Pulikanti