Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  HD185131  ·  M 55  ·  NGC 6809
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M 55, Stephan Schurig
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M 55

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M 55

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Globular Cluster M 55 in the constellation Sagittarius consists of 100,000 stars. It is located at a distance of about 17,600 light-years away from Earth and has a mass of about 269,000 times that of the Sun.

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M 55, Stephan Schurig