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Capture the cosmos > Stellar evolution > Dig deeper (cont'd) > Fast Facts: Hercules Globular Cluster
| Name | Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, Hercules Globular Cluster, M13 |
| Description | Globular cluster containing more than a hundred thousand stars |
| Age | 13 billion years |
| Location | Hercules constellation, Northern celestial hemisphere |
| Distance from Earth |
25,000 light-years |
| Size | 145 light-years across |
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The central region of M13.
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Capture the cosmos > Stellar evolution > Dig deeper (cont'd) > Fast Facts: Hercules Globular Cluster