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M56 Globular Cluster
Magnitude: 8.3
Distance: Aprox: 32,900 light-years
Constellation: Lyra
Linear Diameter: 84 light-years
Messier 56 follows a retrograde orbit through the Milky Way moving at an estimated velocity of about 177 km/s. It is about 31,000 to 32,000 light years from the galactic centre and 4,800 light years above the galactic plane. Messier 56 is located relatively close to Messier 57, the famous Ring Nebula, which is the only other Messier object found in Lyra.