NGC 104, 47 Tucanae
Image ID : N0104_01
Width1,600 pixels
Height1,200 pixels
300 dpi print width5.3 inches13.5 centimetres
300 dpi print height4.0 inches10.2 centimetres
NGC 104 is the second largest and second brightest globular cluster in the skies, the largest and brightest being Omega Centauri (NGC 5139). The stars of NGC 104 are spread over a volume nearly 120 light years in diameter.
 
Object type
Constellation
Distance (ly)
Magnitude (app)
Messier
NGC 0104
Globular cluster
Tucana
13,400
4.0
 
Credit : Planetary Visions Limited / Jim Riffle.
 
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