Messier 10

E482187

Messier 10 is a bright globular star cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Messier 10 canonical 1
Messier 9 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Messier object
NGC object
deep-sky object
globular cluster
age ~11.5 billion years
angularSize ~20 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV ~4.4
bestSeenInMonth June
canBeSeenWith binoculars
small telescope
cataloguedIn Messier Catalogue NERFINISHED
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
contains horizontal branch stars
old, low-mass stars
red giant stars
variable stars
coreConcentration high
declination −04° 06′
discoveredBy Charles Messier NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1764
distanceFromEarth ~14,300 light-years
~4.4 kiloparsecs
galacticLatitude 23.08°
galacticLongitude 15.14°
hasAlternativeName M 10 NERFINISHED
NGC6254 NERFINISHED
hasColorIndexB−V +0.99 (approximate)
hasDesignation M10 NERFINISHED
NGC 6254 NERFINISHED
hasMorphologicalType Class VII globular cluster
hasRadialVelocity ~75 km/s (receding)
hasStellarPopulation Population II NERFINISHED
isGravitationallyBoundSystem true
isNotableFor bright appearance among globular clusters in Ophiuchus
dense concentration of ancient stars
locatedIn Galactic halo
Milky Way
locatedInConstellation Ophiuchus NERFINISHED
metallicity[Fe/H] about −1.5
rightAscension 16h 57m
visibleFrom Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ophiuchus containsDeepSkyObject Messier 10
Ophiuchus containsDeepSkyObject Messier 10
this entity surface form: Messier 9