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White Dwarf Population in Globular Cluster M4

White Dwarf Population in Globular Cluster M4
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    M4, NGC 6121
  • Release Date
    August 28, 1995
  • Science Release
    Hubble Space Telescope Finds Stellar Graveyard
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  • Credit
    Science Release Credit: Harvey Richer (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) and NASA

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Hubble Identifies White Dwarf Population in Globular Cluster M4

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[Left] - A view of globular cluster M4 (fourth object in the Messier catalog of star clusters and nebulae). The nearest globular cluster to Earth (7,000 light-years away), and containing more than 100,000 stars, M4 was the target of a Hubble Space Telescope search for white...

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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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