Cluster

M107

M107 · NGC 6171 · MWSC 2422

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Object data

Designation: M107
Also known as: NGC 6171, MWSC 2422
Type: Cluster
Constellation: Ophiuchus
RA (J2000): 16h 32m 32s
Dec (J2000): -13° 03′ 13″
Magnitude: 8.8
Apparent size: 7.8′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

Catalogue values from OpenNGC (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best June to July, peaking at 24° at 22:00.

January: -49 degrees at 22:00
February: -35 degrees at 22:00
March: -19 degrees at 22:00
April: 0 degrees at 22:00
May: 15 degrees at 22:00
June: 24 degrees at 22:00
July: 24 degrees at 22:00
August: 14 degrees at 22:00
September: -2 degrees at 22:00
October: -21 degrees at 22:00
November: -39 degrees at 22:00
December: -50 degrees at 22:00

Your latitude

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Altitude at 22:00 local time on the 15th of each month. Twilight, moon and weather are your problem.