Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  IC 1283  ·  IC 1284  ·  IC 4715  ·  IC 4725  ·  M 22  ·  M 24  ·  M 25  ·  NGC 6656  ·  Small Sgr Star Cloud  ·  The star 21Sgr  ·  The star 24Sgr  ·  The star Kaus Borealis (λSgr)
M22 and M25 in Sagittarius, YC Lim
M22 and M25 in Sagittarius
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M22 and M25 in Sagittarius

M22 and M25 in Sagittarius, YC Lim
M22 and M25 in Sagittarius
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M22 and M25 in Sagittarius

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M22 (a globular cluster) and M25 (an open cluster) are located near the Milky Way bulge, the tightly packed group of stars near the galactic centre.

M22 is one of the nearest globulars to the solar system. Visible to the naked eye in good conditions, the cluster lies only 2.5 degrees to the northeast of Kaus Borealis, the star that marks the top of the Teapot in Sagittarius. The cluster contains at least 83,000 stars.

M25 is also pretty easy to locate. It lies 6.5 degrees north and a little east of Kaus Borealis. The cluster contains about 601 stars. The cluster appears brighter and larger than the nearby M23 and is positioned only 3.5 degrees to the west of the much larger M24, the Sagittarius Star Cloud.

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M22 and M25 in Sagittarius, YC Lim