| Names |
M 56, NGC 6779 |
| Right Ascension (2000.0) |
19:16:35.5 |
| Declination |
+30:11:04 |
| Constellation |
Lyra |
| Redshift (z) |
... |
| Heliocentric Radial Velocity |
... |
| Distance (esteem) |
32,900 light years |
| Date (DD/MM/YYYY) |
15/08/2011 |
| Exposure time |
6,000 seconds (4 x 1500 exposures) with binning mode 1 x 1 and AO7 (Full Moon) |
| CCD Camera |
SBIG ST-8XE |
| Telescope |
Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 GPS |
| Focal length |
3556 mm |
| Diameter |
355.6 mm |
| Focal ratio |
10 |
| Field of View |
13.3 x 8.9 arcminute |
| Original scale |
0.522 arcsecond / pixel |
