(11) No, it is not less than 6 hours RA
(10) Yes, it is less than 12 hours Right Ascension
(9) No, it is not a binocular object - a small telescope is probably needed to see it.
(8) Yes, you can see it from high latitudes.
(7) Yes, it is a globular cluster.
(6) Yes, it is a cluster of some sort.
(5) No, it is not nebular.
(4) No, it is not larger than a Milky-Way-sized galaxy.
(3) Yes, it is more than 1 cubic light year in volume.
(2) Yes, it is more massive than our Sun.
(1) Yes, most of its mass consists of gas (including ionized plasma).

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Is it NGC 2419, the far-flung globular cluster originally nicknamed the Intergalactic Tramp, now known more politically correctly as the Intergalactic Wanderer?

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In cae it is not Dave's, does this globular have a distinctive feature all would agree upon?

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Yes, it is NGC 2419!

Well done, Dave; and after only 11 questions!

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Thanks. Well, let's keep the same format in play.

Twenty Questions: What celestial object am I thinking of?

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Is it larger than an astronomical bread box (1 cu. lyr)?

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and is it within our milky way?

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1. Yes, it's larger than an astronomical bread box (1 cu. lyr).
2. No, it is not located within the Milky Way.

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Is it in the Local Group?

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Is it a galaxy?

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within the visible spectrum?

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Is it nebular?

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Is it the Tarantula Nebula?

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Is it a star-forming region?

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Is it in one of the Magellanic Clouds?

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