Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lynx (Lyn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2419  ·  PGC 2137090
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NGC2419 - Intergalactic Wanderer Globular Cluster, Tom Zepf
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NGC2419 - Intergalactic Wanderer Globular Cluster

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NGC2419 - Intergalactic Wanderer Globular Cluster, Tom Zepf
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NGC2419 - Intergalactic Wanderer Globular Cluster

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Mis-dubbed "Intergalactic Wanderer" globular cluster. With a very large orbit it was at one time believed to be free of the Milky Way, but is in fact in a very elongated orbit, taking it further out from the core than the Magellanic Clouds dwarf galaxies.

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NGC2419 - Intergalactic Wanderer Globular Cluster, Tom Zepf