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Messier 22

Messier 22 or M22, also known as NGC 6656 or the Great Sagittarius Cluster, is an elliptical globular cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarius, near the Galactic bulge region. It is one of the brightest globulars visible in the night sky.... Wikipedia
Radius: 50 light years
Apparent magnitude (V): 5.1
Distance to Earth: 9,785 light years
Constellation: Sagittarius
Mass: 2.9×105 M
Metallicity: = –1.49 dex
Other designations: NGC 6656, GCl 99