NASA published a photo of the star cluster NGC 3201 in the constellation of Vela, made with the Hubble orbital telescope.
The globular cluster of stars NGC 3201 is about 16,000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the southern constellation of Vela. It was discovered in 1826, but scientists are still trying to shed light on the enigma of its origin.
Recently, astronomers discovered a black hole hidden in the center of NGC 3201. Its location was revealed thanks to a strange movement of a star that quickly rotates around a huge invisible satellite.
In addition, the cluster has unusual properties that make it exceptional among more than 150 similar phenomena of the Milky Way. In particular, NGC 3201 has an extremely high velocity in relation to the Sun, and its orbit is retrograde.
