Class IV Right ascension 18 09 36.5 Distance 16.0 kly
(4.9 kpc) | Constellation Sagittarius Declination −20° 46′ 44″ Apparent magnitude (V) 9.30 | |
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2MASS-GC02, also known as Hurt 2, is a globular cluster at a distance of about 16 thousand light-years from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered in 2000 by Joselino Vasquez, and confirmed by a team of astronomers under the leadership of R. J. Hurt at 2MASS.
The globular cluster 2MASS-GC02 is not visible the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, due to interstellar extinction, but was spotted in infrared light. It is located at a distance of 10.4 thousand light years from the center of the Milky Way.
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