Omega Centauri photograph

Omega Centauri

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Distance to Earth15,790 light years
Age11. 53 billion years
Radius86 light years
CoordinatesRA 13h 26m 47s | Dec -47° 28′ 46″
Metallicity= –1. 35 dex
Constellation Centaurus
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2341551
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About Omega Centauri


Omega Centauri is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar object by Edmond Halley in 1677. Located at a distance of 15,800 light-years, it is the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way at a diameter of roughly 150 light-years.

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