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Globular cluster · Ophiuchus

M 107

Also known as NGC 6171

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Type

Globular cluster

Constellation

Ophiuchus

Position (J2000)

16h 32m 32s · −13° 03′ 13″

Discovered

by Pierre Méchain in 1782

Pictures

2

Typical integration

4.7 h

Magnitude

8.85

visual

Size

7.8′

Distance

~20,000 ly

Best months

Apr–Jun

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.