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Messier Gallery
M19 (NGC 6273), an 8th magnitude globular cluster in Ophiucus.
M19 is estimated to be 20,000 light-years away and 30 light-years wide. It is one of the most "oblate" of globulars; i.e., it has a somewhat flattened shape.
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