M14: Rise, Set, Nighttime Path
M14 Daily Motion
M14 will be visible until November, 2, 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.
M14 Rise and Set Timetable
Time | Elevation | |
M14 Rise | 13:17 | |
M14 transit | 19:05 | 48° |
Sunset | 19:16 | 48° |
Civil sunset | 19:44 | 47° |
Astrosession begin | 20:39 | 43° |
M14 Set | 00:54 | |
Astrosession end | 05:54 | -51° |
M14 Sky Tracker Map
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M14 - Globular Cluster
M14 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. This cluster is densely packed with stars and has a significant number of variable stars.
M14 spans about 100 light-years across and contains over 100,000 stars. The cluster is approximately 30,300 light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 7.6, making it visible with binoculars or a small telescope.
M14 Image Gallery
DSS Blue
DSS Red
DSS Near-Infrared
DSS Composite image
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 M14
Object name | M14 |
Field of view | |
Limiting magnitude | |
M14 coordinates | 17.62671, -3.24592 |
Center coordinates | 17.62671, -3.24592 |
M14 Passage Through Night
Current position of M14
Time | 20:39 |
Latitude | 39.0469 |
Longitude | -77.4903 |
M14 elevation | 43° |
M14 Azimuth | 148° |
Annual motion of M14
Date | Tue, 17 September 2024 |
Twighlight start | 20:45 |
Twighlight end | 05:21 |
Twighlight duration | 9h 36m |
Rise | 13:13 |
Set | 00:50 |
Elevation at transit | 48° |
Transit time | 19:02 |
Equatorial coordinate | RA: 17h 37m 36s, Dec: -3° 14' 45" |
Magnitude | 6 |
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 M14 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.