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NGC 5139 · Globular cluster · Centaurus

Omega Centauri

Also known as C 80

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Type

Globular cluster

Constellation

Centaurus

Position (J2000)

13h 26m 46s · −47° 28′ 37″

Discovered

by Edmond Halley

Pictures

3

Typical integration

2.2 h

Magnitude

5.33

visual

Size

27′

Distance

~17,000 ly

Best months

Mar–May

Low from the north

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.