Messier 56
(Wide field DSO)
Object
Cross Reference
Common Name
Object Type
Constellation
English Name
M56
NGC 6779, Mel 220
n/a
GC (Globular Cluster)
Lyra
The Lyre
RE
DEC
Size
Magnitude
Morphology
Distance
Extends
Age
19h 16m 35s
+30° 11′ 07″
21.0′
+8.8v
concen X
46,000 ly
90 ly
13,700 million years
Location
Mount
Telescope
Type
Camera / CCD
Filter
Milton Keynes, UK
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6GT
Atlair Astro Lightwave
66ED-R refractor
Canon EOS 700D
Luminance (Lum)
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Notes – Messier 56
-Â M56, NGC , Melotte 220 (Mel 220)
- low concentration of stars
-Â large and bright
-Â very well resolved at high power
-Â unlike most globulars, this one has no bright core
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Notable features
-Â n/a
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