Messier 62

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Messier 62 or M62, also known as NGC 6266 or the Flickering Globular Cluster, is a globular cluster of stars located in the south of the constellation of Ophiuchus. The cluster was discovered on 7 June 1771 by Charles Messier, who listed it as the 62nd entry in his catalogue published eight years later.

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