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M9, or NGC6333, a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. This globular appears quite small on the sky, as it is one of the ones nearer to the galactic center, but it shows a strong central concentration.

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English: M9, or NGC6333, a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. This globular appears quite small on the sky, as it is one of the ones nearer to the galactic center, but it shows a strong central concentration. About 26000 light-years from us, and about 70 light-years across, M9 looks quite oval due to strong absorption by dust in the north-west (upper right). Only a dozen or so variable stars are known in M9, relatively few for a cluster of its size. KPNO 0.9-meter CCD image, April 1995.
Date 30 June 2020, 21:34:00 (upload date)
Source M9, NGC 6333
Author NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
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