47-Tuc is well placed

Across much of the world the second brightest globular cluster in the sky, 47 Tuc (NGC 104), in Tucana will be well placed for observation. It will reach its highest point in the sky at around midnight local time.

At a declination of -72°04', it is easiest to see from the southern hemisphere but cannot be seen from latitudes much north of 2°S.

From London, it will not be observable because it will lie so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

At magnitude 4.0, 47-Tuc is tricky to make out with the naked eye except from a dark site, but is visible through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

The position of 47-Tuc is as follows:

The coordinates above are given in J2000.0.

This entry in the observing calendar was provided by In-The-Sky.org

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