Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lyra (Lyr)  ·  Contains:  M 56  ·  NGC 6779  ·  PGC 1908779  ·  PGC 2815027  ·  PGC 2815039  ·  PGC 2815063  ·  PGC 2815065  ·  PGC 2815066  ·  PGC 2815067  ·  PGC 2815072  ·  PGC 2815080  ·  PGC 2815088  ·  PGC 2815091  ·  PGC 2815096  ·  PGC 2815160  ·  PGC 2815175  ·  PGC 2820153  ·  PGC 62944
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M56, Massimo Ermanni
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M56

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M56

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Messier 56 (also known as M56 or NGC 6779) is a globular cluster in the constellation Lyra. M56 is at a distance of about 32,900 light-years from Earth and measures roughly 84 light-years across, with a combined mass some 230,000 times that of the Sun.

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M56, Massimo Ermanni