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globular cluster in the constellation Carina

Key facts

Class
I
Constellation
Carina
Right ascension
09 12 03.10
Declination
–64 ° 51 ′ 48.6 ″
Distance
31.3 kly (9.6 kpc )
Apparent dimensions v
13.8 ′
Mass
1.42 × 10 M ☉
Metallicity
[ Fe/H ] = –1.14 dex
Estimated age
10.2 Gyr
Other designations
GCl 13, Melotte 95

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 2808 is a globular cluster in the constellation Carina. The cluster currently belongs to the Milky Way, although it was likely stolen from a dwarf galaxy that collided with the Milky Way. NGC 2808 is one of the Milky Way's most massive clusters, containing more than a million stars. It is estimated to be 12.5 billion years old.

The cluster is being disrupted by the galactic tide, trailing a long tidal tail.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 2808” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.