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Hercules (astronomy)
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Hercules

Fifth-largest constellation, lying in the northern hemisphere. Despite its size it contains no prominent stars. Its most important feature is the best example in the northern hemisphere of a globular cluster of stars 22,500 light years from the Sun, which lies between Eta and Zeta Herculis.



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