Deep-sky objects in Lyra
Sky Map
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This interactive sky map shows the positions of the brightest celestial objects from your location. Move it horizontally to follow how their positions change through the night.
M56
Globular Cluster
A globular cluster containing tens of thousands of stars, located approximately 32,900 light-years away in the constellation Lyra.
Ring Nebula (M57)
Planetary Nebula
The Ring Nebula, a planetary nebula containing a central white dwarf star, located approximately 2,300 light-years away in the constellation Lyra.
NGC6745 NED01
Galaxy
NGC6745 NED01 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 13.22 in the constellation Lyra, spanning approximately 1 arcseconds in the sky.
Data Credits
The deep-sky information on this page comes from the OpenNGC project developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed catalog data for nebulae, galaxies, clusters and other deep-sky objects.
For details or contributions, visit the official repository: OpenNGC GitHub.