Open Cluster · M25

M25 — IC 4725

M25 is a large, bright open cluster in Sagittarius, about 2,000 light-years away. It contains roughly 86 confirmed members and is about 90 million years old. Its most famous member is U Sagittarii — a Cepheid variable star that pulses in br

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