Messier 55

Globular Cluster M 55 (NGC 6809), class XI, in Sagittarius

[M 55 image]

RA:
19:39:59.71
Dec:
-30:57:53.1
Distance from Sun:
17.6 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
12.7 kly
Apparent Diameter:
19.0 arc min
Brightness:
6.32 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
+174.7 +/- 0.3 km/s
Diameter:
ly
Abs. Mag:
-7.57 Mag vis
Discovered by Nicholas Louis de Lacaille on June 16, 1752.


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