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'''Globular Cluster M9''' (also known as '''Messier Object 9''', '''Messier 9''', '''M9''', or '''NGC 6333''') is a [[globular cluster]] in the [[Ophiuchus constellation]]. It was discovered by [[Charles Messier]] in [[1764]]. M9 is one of the nearer globular clusters to the nucleus of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]], with a computed distance of 5500 [[light-year]]s from the [[Galactic Center]].
'''Globular Cluster M9''' (also known as '''Messier Object 9''', '''Messier 9''', '''M9''', or '''NGC 6333''') is a [[globular cluster]] in the [[Ophiuchus constellation]]. It was discovered by [[Charles Messier]] in [[1764]]. M9 is one of the nearer globular clusters to the nucleus of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]], with a computed distance of 5500 [[light-year]]s from the [[Galactic Center]].

==External links==

* [http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m009.html Messier 9, SEDS Messier pages]


[[Category:Globular clusters]]
[[Category:Globular clusters]]

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Globular Cluster M9 (also known as Messier Object 9, Messier 9, M9, or NGC 6333) is a globular cluster in the Ophiuchus constellation. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. M9 is one of the nearer globular clusters to the nucleus of the Milky Way Galaxy, with a computed distance of 5500 light-years from the Galactic Center.

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