Cluster

M15

M15 · NGC 7078 · MWSC 3518

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Object data

Designation: M15
Also known as: NGC 7078, MWSC 3518
Type: Cluster
Constellation: Pegasus
RA (J2000): 21h 29m 58s
Dec (J2000): +12° 10′ 01″
Magnitude: 6.3
Apparent size: 11.1′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

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

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best August to October, peaking at 51° at 22:00.

January: -10 degrees at 22:00
February: -22 degrees at 22:00
March: -26 degrees at 22:00
April: -21 degrees at 22:00
May: -7 degrees at 22:00
June: 11 degrees at 22:00
July: 29 degrees at 22:00
August: 45 degrees at 22:00
September: 51 degrees at 22:00
October: 43 degrees at 22:00
November: 26 degrees at 22:00
December: 8 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.