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| Description of NGC 4590 |
Messier 68 (also known as M68 or NGC 4590) is a globular cluster in the Hydra constellation. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. M68 is at a distance of about 33,000 light-years away from Earth.
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Brocato, E.; Castellani, V.; Piersimoni, A.
The Age of the Globular Cluster M68
1997, Astrophysical Journal v.491, p.789
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Walker, Alistair R.
BVI CCD photometry of galactic globular clusters. 2: M68
The Astronomical Journal, vol. 108, no. 2, p. 555-584
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