Messier 28

Designation:

M28

Object Type:

Globular Cluster

Right Ascension:

18h 24m

Declination:

-24° 52'

Magnitude:

6.8

Distance:

18,300 light years

Constellation:

Sagittarius

Image Source: NASA, ESA, STScI, R. Buonanno (Universita di Roma Tor Vergata), K. Gebhardt (University of Texas at Austin), J. Grindlay (Harvard University), and F. Ferraro (Universita di Bologna)