Quintuplet Cluster

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The Quintuplet Cluster is a dense cluster of massive young stars about 100 light years from the Galactic Center (GC). Its name comes from the fact it has five prominent infrared sources residing in it. Along with the Arches Cluster it is one of two in the immediate GC region.

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Image: Don Figer (STScI) and NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.