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	Messier 23 (also known as NGC 6494) is an open cluster in the constellation [[Sagittarius]]. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 20, 1764.		Messier 23 (also known as NGC 6494) is an open cluster in the constellation [[Sagittarius]]. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 20, 1764.
	M23 is at a distance of about 2,150 light-years away from Earth, its radius is around 15-20 light years. There are some 150 identified members in this cluster, the brightest being of magnitude 9.2. M23 can be found with a modestly sized telescope in the rich starfields of the Sagittarius Milky Way.		M23 is at a distance of about 2,150 light-years away from Earth, its radius is around 15-20 light years. There are some 150 identified members in this cluster, the brightest being of magnitude 9.2. M23 can be found with a modestly sized telescope in the rich starfields of the Sagittarius Milky Way.




	==HGS Session References==		==HGS Session References==


	HGS Sessions - Clearing [[El Obour City, Cairo Governorate, Egypt]] - 4/2/2015 <ref>HGS Session</ref>		HGS Sessions - Clearing [[El Obour City, Cairo Governorate, Egypt]] - 4/2/2015 <ref>HGS Session</ref>






	==References==		==References==

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Messier 23 (also known as NGC 6494) is an open cluster in the constellation [[Sagittarius]]. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 20, 1764.
M23 is at a distance of about 2,150 light-years away from Earth, its radius is around 15-20 light years. There are some 150 identified members in this cluster, the brightest being of magnitude 9.2. M23 can be found with a modestly sized telescope in the rich starfields of the Sagittarius Milky Way.

==HGS Session References==

HGS Sessions - Clearing [[El Obour City, Cairo Governorate, Egypt]] - 4/2/2015 <ref>HGS Session</ref>

==References==

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Found in HGS Manual on Page 108
Found in HGS Manual on Page 115

[[Category: Ascension]]

[[Category: HGS Manual]]

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