M56 (Globular cluster)
![M56 Image of M56](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115836_561d314c7aa0.png)
From Cambridge , M56 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:58 (EDT), 69° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:21, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:08, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
M56
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 19h16m [3] |
Declination: | +30°11' [3] |
Constellation: | Lyra |
Magnitude: | 8.40 (V) [4] 8.90 (B) [3] |
Distance: | 10.1 kpc 32.9 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.50 |
Absolute mag (V): | -6.62 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.