Messier 68, also known as M68 or NGC 4590, is a globular cluster of stars in the constellation Hydra, discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1780. It lies roughly 33,600 light-years from Earth and is thought, on the basis of its orbit and chemical composition, to be a captured cluster originally belonging to a dwarf galaxy accreted by the Milky Way rather than one that formed within our own galaxy.
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Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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1. Wikidata: Messier 68
- Wikidata Q14000, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- wikidata-q14000 Wikidata claim (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)
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Messier 68, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
Messier 68 (also known as M68 or NGC 4590) is a globular cluster found in the east south-east of Hydra, away from its precisely equatorial part.
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Messier 68 (also known as M68 or NGC 4590) is a globular cluster found in the east south-east of Hydra, away from its precisely equatorial part.
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