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Globular cluster

NGC 6752

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A bright globular cluster in Pavo.

Measured

Distance
13,440 light-years
Size
about 80 light-years across (approximate)
Constellation
Pavo
Position (J2000)
RA 19h 10m 52s, Dec −59.98°

How far, from the Sun

13,400 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light13,400 years
  • Voyager 1's speed239 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h145 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • It holds about 261,000 times the Sun's mass in stars (Baumgardt's globular cluster database).
  • Its core has collapsed into a dense bright centre.

Where this comes from

  • Baumgardt & Vasiliev 2021, MNRAS 505, 5957 (4.12 kpc)
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.