The Great Sagittarius Cluster, catalogued as Messier 22 and also designated NGC 6656, is an elliptical globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, near the Milky Way's central bulge. It is one of the brightest globular clusters in the sky, with hundreds of stars bright enough to resolve through an eight-inch telescope, and it lies just northeast of the "Teapot" asterism formed by the brighter stars of Sagittarius.
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Introduction
is an elliptical globular cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarius
Introduction [discovery-year]
M22 was one of the first globulars to be discovered, in 1665 by Abraham Ihle
Introduction [alias-also-known-as]
also known as NGC 6656 or the Great Sagittarius Cluster
Great Sagittarius Cluster, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
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.
Messier 22, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
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.
In Group: Globular Clusters, Lead sentence
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.
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