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M 92
(NGC 6341)
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M 92is a part of Hercules2001-09-27 09:30:59.0
is a part of halo2001-09-27 09:30:59.0
has Messier number 922001-09-27 09:30:59.0
has reference NED, SIMBAD2001-09-27 09:30:59.0
has synonym NGC 63412001-09-27 09:30:59.0
has discovery date 17772001-09-27 09:30:59.0
has discoverer Johan Elert Bode2001-09-27 09:30:59.0
has image has URL: http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m092.html, 2001-09-27 09:30:59.0
is an instance of class IV globular cluster2001-09-27 09:30:59.0
is an instance of Messier object2001-09-27 09:30:59.0
Messier objecthas apparent dimension2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has apparent magnitude2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
is a part of celestial sphere2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has distance from Earth2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has catalog Messier catalog2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
has purpose originally to catalog all objects which could be confused with a comet2001-09-27 09:30:24.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
globular clusterhas diameter about 100 light-years2001-09-27 09:30:56.0
has orbit elongated, around the galactic center2001-09-27 09:30:56.0
is a part of halo2001-09-27 09:30:56.0
has age oldest stellar formation in the Galaxy2001-09-27 09:30:56.0
has number of stars 105 to 1062001-09-27 09:30:56.0
has spectra low abundances of heavy elements2001-09-27 09:30:56.0
has velocity very high2001-09-27 09:30:56.0
has mass 104 to 106 Msun2001-09-27 09:30:56.0
has location most are in the halo some are members of the thick disk2001-09-27 09:30:56.0
physical objecthas angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has temperature2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has volume2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has extent2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has material2001-09-27 09:27:27.0

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