Omega Centauri is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar object by Edmond Halley in 1677. Located at a distance of 15,800 light-years, it is the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way at a diameter of roughly 150 light-years.

Distance to Earth: 15,790 light years

Radius: 86 light years

Age: 11.53 billion years

Coordinates: RA 13h 26m 47s | Dec -47° 28′ 46″

Apparent dimensions (V): 36′.3

Did you know: In 2008, a study showed evidence of an intermediate-mass black hole at the core of Omega Centauri, based on observations made by the Gemini Observatory in Chile and the Hubble Space Telescope.