Messier 10
E482187
Messier 10 is a bright globular star cluster located in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars.
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.
this entity surface form:
Messier 9