Globular cluster M15 in Pegasus

Posted by Stargazer_Kevin
on Tuesday, October 30, 2018

This Globular Cluster is in the constellation Pegasus. It has a fairly condensed core with stars numbering over 100,000. This Globular is considered to be one of the oldest Globular Clusters in our Galaxy at an estimated 12 billion years old. It is also quite distant at an estimated range at over 33,000 light years.

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