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Terzan 1

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Constellation
  
Scorpius

Declination
  
−30° 28′ 11.0″

Right ascension
  
17 35 47.8

Terzan 1

Other designations
  
ESO 455-23, Cl Haute-Provence 2, Cl VDBH 235, [KPS2012] MWSC 2635, C 1732-304, Cl Terzan 1, GCl 69

Terzan 1 is a globular cluster located around 20.000 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius, it is one of about 150 globular clusters belonging to the Milky Way. Terzan 1 is also an X-ray source.

References

Terzan 1 Wikipedia