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    A globular cluster is a spheroidal conglomeration of stars that is bound together by gravity, with a higher concentration of stars towards their centers...
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    This is a list of globular clusters. The apparent magnitude does not include an extinction correction. These are globular clusters within the halo of the...
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    called the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, the Hercules Globular Cluster, or the Great Hercules Cluster), is a globular cluster of several hundred...
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    Star clusters are large groups of stars held together by self-gravitation. Two main types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters are...
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    Messier 4 or M4 (also known as NGC 6121 or the Spider Globular Cluster) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Scorpius. It was discovered by Philippe...
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    Messier 2 or M2 (also designated NGC 7089) is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius, five degrees north of the star Beta Aquarii. It was discovered...
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    Messier 5 or M5 (also known as NGC 5904 or the Rose Cluster) is a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens. It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch in...
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    known globular cluster in the Milky Way. Globular One (or G1) has several stellar populations and a structure too massive for an ordinary globular. As a...
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    Omega Centauri (ω Cen, NGC 5139, or Caldwell 80) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar object...
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    Tucanae or 47 Tuc (also designated as NGC 104 and Caldwell 106) is a globular cluster located in the constellation Tucana. It is about 4.45 ± 0.01 kpc (15...
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