Messier : Messier M10

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-04-28

Astronomical night: 22:06 - 04:52 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	Dusk	10°	104° (East)
Set	Dawn	38°	218° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation	02:57	46°	180° (South)

Elevation

Information about Messier M10

General information

Globular Cluster NGC6254 has the magnitude of 7 and is placed in Ophiuchus constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 12 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-28, NGC6254 will be visible all night. At 22:06 the object will be placed at east, 10° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:52 when fade from view as dawn breaks southwest. Maximum elevation, 46° above horizon, will be reached at 02:57, when will be placed at south.

Messier M10 on the sky map


Object type	Globular Cluster
Alternative names
Constellation	Ophiuchus
Magnitude	7
Apparent size	12'
Right ascension	16^h 57^m 9.05^s
Declination	-4° 6′ 1.1″

Catalogues

Messier	M10
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC6254
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
M12 / NGC6218	Globular Cluster	6.1