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Globular cluster M10 in Ophiuchus

by

Nasa/ESA/Novapix

Reference

a-agb62-54002

Date

2012-07-29

M10, or NGC 6254, is a seventh magnitude globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, close to M12. About 15000 light-years away and about 70 light-years across, M10 on the sky has about half the diameter of the full moon. This image is made up of observations made in visible and infrared light using Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys.