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M2
| Class II Globular Cluster
| ~150,000 stars
| Aquarius
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M3
| Class VI Globular Cluster
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| Canes Venatici
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M4
| ^^^ closest known
| Class IX Globular Cluster
| Scorpius
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M5
| Class V Globular Cluster
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inc. 105 known variable stars
| Serpens
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M9
| Class VIII Globular Cluster
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dimmed by interstellar dust
| Ophiuchus
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M10
| Class VII Globular Cluster
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| Ophiuchus
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M12
| Class IX Globular Cluster
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| Ophiuchus
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M14
| Class VIII Globular Cluster
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over 70 variable stars
| Ophiuchus
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M15
| Class IV Globular Cluster
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densest known in the galaxy
| Pegasus
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M19
| Class VIII Globular Cluster
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| Ophiuchus
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M22
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~70,000 stars 4th brightest and one of the nearest
| Class VII Globular Cluster
| Sagittarius
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M28
| Class IV Globular Cluster
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next to M22
| Sagittarius
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M30
| Class V Globular Cluster
| | Capricorn
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M53
| Class V Globular Cluster
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just 1� NE of alpha Com Ber
| Coma Berenices
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M55
| Class XI Globular Cluster
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| Sagittarius
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M56
| Class X Globular Cluster
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between Gamma Lyrae and Beta Cygni (Albireo)
| Lyra
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M62
| Class IV Globular Cluster
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contains many X-ray binaries
| Ophiuchus
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M68
| Class X Globular Cluster
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| Hydra
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M69
| Class V Globular Cluster
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right next to M70
| Sagittarius
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M70
| Class V Globular Cluster
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right next to M69
| Sagittarius
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M71
| Class X-XI Globular Cluster
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Loose Globular
| Sagitta
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M72
| Class IX Globular Cluster
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close to M73
| Aquarius
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M75
| Class I Globular Cluster
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| x
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M79
| Class V Globular Cluster
| possible migratory GC
| Lepus
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M80
T Scorpii
| Class II Globular Cluster
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| Scorpius
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M92
| Class IV Globular Cluster
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330,000 stars
| Hercules
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M107
| Class X Globular Cluster
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| Ophiuchus
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