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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	M68
NGC/IC Number	NGC 4590
Constellation	Hydra
Right Ascension	12h 39m 28s
Declination	-26° 44' 39"
Distance	c.33,0000 light years c.10,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +7.8 Absolute: -7.2
Diameter	Apparent: 3' Actual: 106 light years
Optimum Visibility	April
Notes	This globular cluster pursues an eccentric orbit around the Milky Way Galaxy, and currently lies far outside the galactic plane at a distance of about 33,000 light years from the Solar System.

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