Messier 56
- Designation:
- M56
- Object Type:
- Globular Cluster
- Right Ascension:
- 19h 17m
- Declination:
- +30° 11'
- Magnitude:
- 8.3
- Distance:
- 32,900 light years
- Constellation:
- Lyra
Image Source: ESA/Hubble & NASA
Articles about M56:
- Celebration of Space - July 2, 2021
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This coming Sunday, July 4, 2021, Mercury will achieve Maximum Western Elongation, which is when Mercury arrives at the point in its orbit where it is at tangent for Earth-bound observers. What this means in basic terms is that Mercury will be ... more