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NGC 5466 is a class XII globular cluster
Globular cluster

A globular cluster is a sphere collection of stars that orbits a Galactic Center as a satellite. Globular clusters are very tightly bound by gravity, which gives them their spherical shapes and relatively high stellar densities toward their centers....
 in the Boötes constellation. Located 51,800 light years from Earth and 52,800 light years from the Galactic center
Galactic Center

The Galactic Center is the rotational center of the Milky Way galaxy. It is located about away from the Earth in the direction of the constellations Sagittarius , Ophiuchus_, and Scorpius where the Milky Way appears brightest....
, it was discovered by William Herschel
William Herschel

Sir Frederick William Herschel, Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Guelphic Order was a German-born British astronomer and composer who became famous for discovering Uranus....
 on May 17, 1784 and as H VI.9.

It is thought to be the source of a stellar stream
Stellar stream

A stellar stream is an association of stars orbiting a galaxy that was once a globular cluster or dwarf galaxy that has now been torn apart and stretched out along its orbit by tidal forces....
 discovered in 2006.







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NGC 5466 is a class XII globular cluster
Globular cluster

A globular cluster is a sphere collection of stars that orbits a Galactic Center as a satellite. Globular clusters are very tightly bound by gravity, which gives them their spherical shapes and relatively high stellar densities toward their centers....
 in the Boötes constellation. Located 51,800 light years from Earth and 52,800 light years from the Galactic center
Galactic Center

The Galactic Center is the rotational center of the Milky Way galaxy. It is located about away from the Earth in the direction of the constellations Sagittarius , Ophiuchus_, and Scorpius where the Milky Way appears brightest....
, it was discovered by William Herschel
William Herschel

Sir Frederick William Herschel, Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Guelphic Order was a German-born British astronomer and composer who became famous for discovering Uranus....
 on May 17, 1784 and as H VI.9.

It is thought to be the source of a stellar stream
Stellar stream

A stellar stream is an association of stars orbiting a galaxy that was once a globular cluster or dwarf galaxy that has now been torn apart and stretched out along its orbit by tidal forces....
 discovered in 2006.

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