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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 6062. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Stars, Stellar Populations And Star Clusters

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M62 is a globular cluster in Ophiuchus which Messier discovered in 1771 but for which he determined an accurate position only in 1779 (hence the relatively high number in the catalog). It is at a distance of 21 500 light-years from the Sun, and has a visual magnitude of 6.5. Its distance from the galactic center is only about 6100 light-years and hence its irregular shape is probably due to defor...

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