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Deep sky · Globular cluster in Tucana · NGC 104

Globular cluster

47 Tuc

47 Tucanae, the second-brightest globular cluster — a naked-eye fuzzy star beside the Small Magellanic Cloud.

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Designations
NGC 104
Constellation
Tucana
Apparent magnitude
4.1
Apparent size
31′ × 12′
Position (J2000)
RA 0h 24m · Dec −72° 05′

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It is 15,000 light-years away, in our own galaxy, while the Small Magellanic Cloud beside it is 200,000 light-years away.

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Nearby in Tucana

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