M80 Position and Visibility Tonight
Where is M80 right now?
Twilight begins at 22:46 local time, and at that moment, M80 will appear at an altitude of 25 degrees toward the southeast.
M80 Visibility on June 27
M80 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moon Rise, 91.9% illuminated  | 16:14 | -1° |
| M80 rise | 16:19 | |
| Sunset | 18:31 | 20° |
| Civil sunset | 19:03 | 23° |
| Twighlight start | 19:42 | 27° |
| Astrosession begin | 20:26 | 29° |
| M80 transit | 21:03 | 30° |
| Moon Set | 01:36 | 2° |
| M80 set | 01:47 | |
| Astrosession end | 01:55 | -2° |
Track M80 Position Throughout the Night
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M80 - Globular Cluster
M80 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. The cluster contains a rich population of old stars.
M80 spans about 95 light-years across and contains around 200,000 stars. The cluster is approximately 32,600 light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 7.9, making it visible with binoculars or a small telescope.
M80 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 M80
| Object name | M80 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| M80 coordinates | 16.28403, -22.97511 |
| Center coordinates | 16.28403, -22.97511 |
M80 Passage Through Night
Current position of M80
| Time | 22:46 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| M80 elevation | 25° |
| M80 Azimuth | 154° |
Annual motion of M80
M80 will be visible until November, 6, 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.
| Date | Sun, 28 June 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 20:25 |
| Twighlight end | 01:54 |
| Twighlight duration | 5h 29m |
| Rise | 16:15 |
| Set | 01:43 |
| Elevation at transit | 30° |
| Transit time | 20:59 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 16h 17m 02s", Dec: -22° 58' 30s |
| Magnitude | 7 |
| Constellation | Scorpius |
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 M80 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.
You can also view detailed visibility information in a dedicated table, including exact rise, transit, and set times for each date.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of M80
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 16.28403° |
| Declination | -22.97511° |
| Magnitude | 7.30 |
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Elevation | 24.9° |
| Azimuth | 153.7° |
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.