Photographer:
massimo.difusco
Location of Photo:
Rio Hurtado (Chile)
Date/Time of photo:
10/01/2025 4:00
Equipment:
Data acquired at Chilescope: Newtonian ASA 500, ASA DDM85 Equatorial Mount, FLI Proline 16803 CCD camera, Astrodon RGB filters
Description:
NGC 3201 (also known as Caldwell 79) is a low galactic latitude globular cluster in the southern constellation of Vela discovered by James Dunlop on May 28, 1826. It is located at a distance of 16300 light years from the Sun and has an estimated mass of 157000 times the mass of the Sun.
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