M10 is well placed

Thursday 6th Jun 2019

The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254) in Ophiuchus will be well placed for observation. It will reach its highest point in the sky at around midnight local time.

At a declination of -04°05', it is visible across much of the world; it can be seen at latitudes between 65°N and 74°S.

From London, it will be visible all night. It will become visible at around 23:26 (BST) as the dusk sky fades, 30° above your south-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 02:34, 31° above your south-western horizon.

At magnitude 5.0, M10 is too faint to be seen with the naked eye from any but the very darkest sites, but is visible through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

The position of M10 is as follows:

Object Right Ascension Declination Constellation Magnitude Angular Size
M10 16h57m00s -04°05' Ophiuchus 5.0 15'06"

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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