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Globular Cluster M19 (also known as Messier Object 19, Messier 19, M19, or NGC 6273) is a globular cluster in the Ophiuchus constellation. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. M19 is the most oblate known globular cluster. It is at a distance of about 28,000 light-years away from the Solar System, and quite near to the Galactic Center, only about 5,200 light years away.
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