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Proper Name	Great Pegasus Cluster
Messier Number	M15
NGC/IC Number	NGC 7078
Constellation	Pegasus
Right Ascension	21h 29m 58s
Declination	+12° 10' 1"
Distance	c.33,600 light years c.10,300 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +6.2 Absolute: -8.9
Diameter	Apparent: 18' Actual: c.180 light years
Optimum Visibility	August / September
Notes	One of the oldest globular clusters of the Milky Way, M15 has undergone a process known as core collapse, in which more massive stars have been drawn together into the central parts of the cluster. In the case of M15, there are indications that a black hole may have formed within the densely packed core stars.

A distant Globular Cluster in the southern parts of Pegasus, near its border with Equuleus. The cluster, which is unusual in that it contains a planetary nebula, is nearly 180 light years in diameter.

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