Messier 79, also known as M79 or NGC 1904, is a globular cluster of stars in the constellation Lepus, discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1780. It lies roughly 41,000 light-years from Earth and is unusual among Messier's globular clusters for lying in the southern winter sky rather than toward the Galactic Center; some researchers have proposed it may be a captured cluster originally belonging to the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy.
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Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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2. Wikidata: Messier 79
Messier 79 (Wikipedia)
Messier 79, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
Messier 79 (also known as M79 or NGC 1904) is a globular cluster in the southern constellation Lepus.
Messier 79, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
Messier 79 (also known as M79 or NGC 1904) is a globular cluster in the southern constellation Lepus.
In Group: Globular Clusters, Lead sentence
Messier 79 (also known as M79 or NGC 1904) is a globular cluster in the southern constellation Lepus.
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