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Proper Name	Great Peacock Globular
Caldwell Number	C93
NGC/IC Number	NGC 6752
Constellation	Pavo
Right Ascension	19h 10m 52s
Declination	-59° 59' 4"
Distance	c.13,700 light years c.4,200 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.40 Absolute: -7.61
Diameter	Apparent: 29' Actual: 110 light years
Optimum Visibility	July (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

This, the most prominent cluster in the constellation of Pavo, is of the Globular type, and close to the plane of the Milky Way galaxy. It lies almost 14,000 light years across the Galactic disc.

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