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Globular Cluster M19 (also known as Messier Object 19, Messier 19, M19, or NGC 6273) is a globular cluster in the Ophiuchus constellation. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. M19 is the most oblate known globular cluster. It is at a distance of about 28,000 light-years away from the Solar System, and quite near to the Galactic Center, only about 5,200 light years away.

External links

Messier 19, SEDS Messier pages (http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m019.html)

Categories: Globular clusters | Messier objects | NGC objects | Ophiuchus constellation

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Astronomy CD ROM I - The Globular Cluster M19 (249 words)
	M19 (NGC 6273), a globular cluster of our Milky Way Galaxy in the constellation of Ophiuchus, located about nine degrees above (north) of the galactic plane and slightly west of the line of sight from Earth to the galactic center, is seen in this Kitt Peak 0.9-m telescope image.
	M19 is a relatively close globular cluster to the center of the Milky Way, at a little more than 5,000 light years and is moving away from us at 146 kilometers/second.
	M19 is a rich, fairly dense globular cluster, and one of the most elongated.

Sea and Sky's Astronomy Resources: Messier Objects M11 - M20 (848 words)
	Globular cluster M12, in the constellation Ophiuchus, is nearly a twin of M10.
	This cluster is 40,000 light years distant, and with a visual magnitude of 6.2, is a beautiful sight in binoculars and telescopes alike.
	This is a relatively bright globular cluster, and is easily identifiable with binoculars.

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