Description
Overview:
Messier Object M55 is a Globular Cluster discovered by Abbe Nicholas Louis de la Caille in 1751.
It has an angular size of 19 arc minutes.
Location:
M55 is located inside the constellation Sagittarius at RA
19 40.0 and Declination -30 58.
It is 17,600 light years from Earth which makes it the 48th furthest Messier Object from Earth.
Brightness:
In relation to other objects from the Messier catalog, M55 is a bright deep sky object
with a brightness rating of 6.3.
