M80 (Globular cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , M80 will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 24° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:48.

Name M80
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
M80[2]
NGC 6093[3]
Mel 142[4]
Position
Right ascension:16h17m [3]
Declination:−22°58' [3]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:7.30 (V) [4]
Distance:10.0 kpc
32.6 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-7.70

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