M10: Rise, Set, Nighttime Path
![M10](https://sky-tonight.com/image/card/nebula/M10/M10.png)
M10 Daily Motion
M10 will be visible until October, 15, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
M10 Rise and Set Timetable
Time | Elevation | |
M10 Rise | 13:33 | |
M10 transit | 19:19 | 46° |
Sunset | 19:51 | 45° |
Civil sunset | 20:20 | 44° |
Astrosession begin | 20:52 | 41° |
M10 Set | 01:04 | |
Astrosession end | 06:07 | -51° |
M10 Sky Tracker Map
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M10 - Globular Cluster
M10 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. This cluster is moderately concentrated with a rich population of stars.
M10 spans about 83 light-years across and contains tens of thousands of stars. The cluster is approximately 14,300 light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 6.6, making it visible with binoculars or a small telescope.
M10 Image Gallery
DSS Blue
![M10 photo taken with blue filter](https://sky-tonight.com/images/nebulae/256/dss_blue/M10.webp)
DSS Red
![M10 photo taken with red filter](https://sky-tonight.com/images/nebulae/256/dss_red/M10.webp)
DSS Near-Infrared
![M10 photo taken with Near-Infrared filter](https://sky-tonight.com/images/nebulae/256/dss_nir/M10.webp)
DSS Composite image
![M10 color image](https://sky-tonight.com/images/nebulae/256/dss_color/M10.webp)
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for M10
Object name | M10 |
Field of view | |
Limiting magnitude | |
M10 coordinates | 16.9525, -4.09933 |
Center coordinates | 16.9525, -4.09933 |
M10 Passage Through Night
Current position of M10
Time | 20:24 |
Latitude | 39.9625 |
Longitude | -83.0061 |
M10 elevation | 43° |
M10 Azimuth | 157° |
Annual motion of M10
Date | Mon, 9 September 2024 |
Twighlight start | 21:24 |
Twighlight end | 05:32 |
Twighlight duration | 8h 9m |
Rise | 13:29 |
Set | 01:00 |
Elevation at transit | 46° |
Transit time | 19:15 |
Equatorial coordinate | RA: 16h 57m 09s, Dec: -4° 05' 57" |
Magnitude | 5 |
Constellation | Ophiuchus |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the M10 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.