Messier 56

Globular Cluster M 56 (NGC 6779), class IX, in Lyra

[M 56 image]

RA:
19:16:35.57
Dec:
+30:11:00.5
Distance from Sun:
30.6 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
30.0 kly
Apparent Diameter:
8.8 arc min
Brightness:
8.27 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
-135.6 +/- 0.9 km/s
Diameter:
ly
Abs. Mag:
-7.41 Mag vis
Discovered on January 23, 1779 by Charles Messier.


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