• Source: NGC 6642

NGC 6642 is a globular cluster located 26,700 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Sagittarius. Many "blue stragglers" (stars which seemingly lag behind in their rate of aging) have been spotted in this globular, and it is known to be lacking in low-mass stars.




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Media related to NGC 6642 at Wikimedia Commons

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar objek NGC 6001 - 7000
• Daftar gugus bola
• NGC 6642
• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
• Herschel 400 Catalogue
• List of globular clusters
• Theta Sagittarii
• Melotte catalogue
• Beta Sagittarii
• Xi Sagittarii
• Nu Sagittarii
• Collinder catalogue