Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6791
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NGC6791, Erik Frank
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NGC 6791 is an open star cluster in the constellation Lyra, which is about 13,300 light-years away from Earth. The cluster has an age between 8 and 9 billion years and is one of the oldest known open star clusters.

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NGC6791, Erik Frank

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