The globular cluster M 10
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , M 10 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 00:13, when it rises 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:53, 43° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:45, 42° above your southern horizon.
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Name
M 10
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Object Type
Globular Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 6.60 (V)[2] |
| Right Ascension: | 16h57m [1] |
| Declination: | -04°05' [1] |
| Distance: | 4.4 kpc 14.3 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -6.62 |