M80, NGC 6093
M80, a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius, is quite distant at over 27000 light-years, and also one of the densest globulars. It contains several hundred thousand stars within a diameter of around seventy light-years. This picture was created from observations with the T2KA CCD camera at the Kitt Peak National Observatory's 0.9-meter telescope in March of 1995.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-m80 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:53 p.m. |
| Size: | 1024 x 1024 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M80, NGC 6093 |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 16 16 46.61 |
| Position (Dec): | -23° 2' 36.33" |
| Field of view: | 11.61 x 11.61 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.1° left of vertical |
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