About NGC 6656 (M22)

NGC 6656 is a rewarding deep-sky target and presents itself as a diffuse object. It is relatively bright.

Current visibility

It is currently below the horizon.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Observing conditions matter, structure becomes clearer under good conditions.

Observing tips

It is often recommended as an entry-level object.

What to expect

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

It appears more compact than typical clusters.

Type

Globular Cluster

Constellation

Sagittarius

Distance

10100 ly

Size

17.0'

Season

Summer

Difficulty

Very Easy

Magnitude

5.1