Terzan 5
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| Constellation | Sagittarius |
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| Metallicity | = −0. 21 dex |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12. 8 |
| Distance | 18. 8 ± 1. 6 kly (5. 9 ± 0. 5 kpc) |
| Estimated age | 12 Gyr |
| Radius | 2. 7 ly |
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| ID | 2979726 |
About Terzan 5
Terzan 5 is a heavily obscured globular cluster belonging to the bulge of the Milky Way galaxy. It was one of six globulars discovered by French astronomer Agop Terzan in 1968 and was initially labeled Terzan 11. The cluster was cataloged by the Two-Micron Sky Survey as IRC–20385.