M107 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , M107 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 38° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:46, 42° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:13, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
M107
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h32m [3] |
| Declination: | −13°03' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 7.80 (V) [4] 9.96 (B) [3] |
| Distance: | 6.4 kpc 20.9 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.11 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.23 |
Sources