Cluster

M56

M56 · NGC 6779 · MWSC 3077

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Object data

Designation: M56
Also known as: NGC 6779, MWSC 3077
Type: Cluster
Constellation: Lyra
RA (J2000): 19h 16m 36s
Dec (J2000): +30° 11′ 04″
Magnitude: 8.4
Apparent size: 5.8′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

Catalogue values from OpenNGC (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best July to August, peaking at 68° at 22:00.

January: -6 degrees at 22:00
February: -8 degrees at 22:00
March: -3 degrees at 22:00
April: 10 degrees at 22:00
May: 26 degrees at 22:00
June: 45 degrees at 22:00
July: 62 degrees at 22:00
August: 68 degrees at 22:00
September: 56 degrees at 22:00
October: 38 degrees at 22:00
November: 19 degrees at 22:00
December: 4 degrees at 22:00

Your latitude

Degrees north, negative for south. Recomputed in your browser and remembered on this device.

Altitude at 22:00 local time on the 15th of each month. Twilight, moon and weather are your problem.