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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 6071. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Stars, Stellar Populations And Star Clusters

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M71 is an unusual globular cluster in Sagitta in that it is very metal rich (only M69 is richer) and very sparse. For a long time its classification was undetermined between a sparse globular cluster and a very dense open cluster. It is, however, now generally thought to be a globular cluster. Its second unusual feature is its very low-eccentricity orbit. Globular clusters usually move around the...

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