M68, NGC 4590
M68 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Hydra. M68 is somewhat less than forty thousand light-years away and is moving towards us quite rapidly (more than 100km/s). This picture is from the KPNO 0.9-meter telescope.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-m68 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:53 p.m. |
| Size: | 510 x 510 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M68, NGC 4590 |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
