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Globular cluster in Sagittarius

Star-hop chart

This is a relatively distant globular cluster located in the northwest corner of Sagittarius, near the constellation Capricornus. Because of its distance, M75 is fairly small and dim. It is densely concentrated in its center. Some stars can be resolved around the edges with mdium-sized telescopes.

Magnitude 8.6
Apparent Size 6'
Distance (light yrs) 68,000
Right Ascension 20:06.1
Declination -21 55
Field of View 22' x 17'

Image details:  Exposure times of 24 minutes luminance, and 9 minutes each of red, green and blue, taken with an SBIG ST-8300M camera and a 14" Meade LX850 telescope at f/8.

July 2018