The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (Globular Cluster)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 16 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible around 17:36 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 23° above your north-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 4 hours and 0 minutes after the Sun at 20:24 (EST). In the morning, it will rise at 02:53 – 4 hours and 12 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 25° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:53.
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Name
Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
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Object Type
Globular Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 5.80 (V) [3] 4.45 (J) [2] 3.94 (H) [2] 3.85 (K) [2] |
| Right ascension: | 16h41m [2] |
| Declination: | +36°27' [2] |
| Distance: | 7.7 kpc 25.1 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -8.63 |
Events
| 01 Jun 2020 | – M13 is well placed |
| 02 Jun 2021 | – M13 is well placed |
| 02 Jun 2022 | – M13 is well placed |
| 02 Jun 2023 | – M13 is well placed |
| 01 Jun 2024 | – M13 is well placed |
| 02 Jun 2025 | – M13 is well placed |
| 02 Jun 2026 | – M13 is well placed |
| 02 Jun 2027 | – M13 is well placed |