| M55 (NGC6809) / Globular Cluster, type XI |
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| R.A. | 19h 40m 0.0s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | -30° 58' 00" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 10.0' |
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| Real Size | 81 light yrs. |
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| Magnitude | 7.6 |
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| Distance | 19,000 light yrs. |
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M55 (NGC6809) is a sparse globular cluster a bit far to east from the Milky Way in Sagittarius.
The cluster can be found by stretching a line from sigma to tau Sgr., has a magnitude of about 7.6, you can see it with binoculars.
You can see this picture that the individual stars in M55 are almost perfectly resolved;
actually the cluster is less concentrated than almost all of other globular clusters.
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