NGC 6633

Magnitude 4.6 open cluster located 1,040 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. Nearly as large as the full moon, the cluster contains 38 known stars; the brightest star is of magnitude 7.6. Its age has been estimated at 660 million years.

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