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NGC 5139
NGC 5139 — Omega Centauri
Globular Cluster
· CentaurusBeginner
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Target information
- Object type
- Globular Cluster
- Constellation
- Centaurus
- Right ascension
- 13h 26m 48s
- Declination
- -47° 28′ 59″
- Magnitude
- 3.7
- Angular size
- 36′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- Mar-Jun
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 5139;Caldwell 80
About this target
Largest and brightest Milky Way globular cluster.
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