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NGC 6401
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has used its powerful optics to separate the globular cluster NGC 6401 into its constituent stars. What was once only visible as a ghostly mist in the eyepieces of astronomical instruments has been transformed into a stellar landscape.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Right ascension
17h 38m 36.93s
Declination
−23° 54′ 31.5″
Distance
24.450
Apparent magnitude (V)
7.40
Apparent dimensions (V)
4.8'
Physical characteristics
Other designations
ESO 520-SC011, GCL 73, H I-44, h 1982, h 3697, GC 4314
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters
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