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47 Tucanae

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47 Tucanae

47 Tucanae, a globular cluster of thousands of stars, lies to the side of the Small Magellanic Cloud.

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by David Malin

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John Field and Maggy Wassilieff, Night sky – Galaxies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7926/47-tucanae (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by John Field and Maggy Wassilieff, published 2 March 2009.