NGC 6723 Chandelier Cluster

Capture

Seestar s50 120 stacks

Date

10 June 2024

Location

Camden, NSW

Original

1091 × 2079 px

NGC 6723 Chandelier Cluster is a dense globular cluster of ancient yellow-white stars in the constellation Sagittarius, and is at distance of nearly 28,400 light years from the sun. It is almost 360,000 times more massive than the sun and roughly 65 to 90 light years across. Apparent magnitude 6.8

See it in the star clusters gallery