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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	M75
NGC/IC Number	NGC 6864
Constellation	Sagittarius
Right Ascension	20h 6m 5s
Declination	-21° 55' 20"
Distance	c.67,500 light years c.20,700 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +8.5 Absolute: -8.1
Diameter	Apparent: 54" Actual: 18 light years
Optimum Visibility	August
Notes	A globular cluster with a notably dense core, M75 falls near the Ecliptic as it passes from Sagittarius into neighbouring Capricornus. The cluster itself lies rather outside the Galaxy's plane, beyond the Galactic Nucleus, at a distance of more than 67,000 light years.

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