NGC 6624 Globular Cluster (IMAGE)

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NGC 6624 Globular Cluster

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The NGC 6624 globular cluster in the Sagittarius constellation. The astronomers have identified a total of six pulsars in this globular cluster to date; the first one was J1823-3021A.

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Copyright NASA/ESA/I. King (University of California, Berkeley)

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