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M71     (NGC 6838)
Magnitude: 6.1
Distance: Aprox: 13,000 light-years
Constellation: Sagitta
Diameter: 27 light-years
Star Count Aprox: 20,000

Messier 71 is one of the smallest globular clusters known.


Taken 5/24/18 in Grand Rapids, Ohio by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera