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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke6072.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 6072. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Stars, Stellar Populations And Star Clusters

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M72 is a globular cluster in Aquarius, not very concentrated, quite distant but intrinsically very luminous. It hosts 42 known variable stars and is part of a small group of globular clusters together with NGC 6584, NGC 6864, M75 and others. This group has been the focus of some interest since it has a high apparent retrograde motion around the galactic center. The significance of a group of appa...

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