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Messier 14 - Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus

Altitude: 34.2°   Azimuth: 195.8°   Direction: South-South-West

Messier 14 is a Globular Cluster in the Ophiuchus constellation. Messier 14 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

Messier 14
Globular Cluster
Ophiuchus

Messier 14 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 34.2°
Azimuth: 195.8°
Direction: South-South-West

See also Messier 14 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 5.73, Messier 14 is easily visible with the help of a small binocular.

Available Resources for Messier 14 - Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus

Photometric information of Messier 14

The following table lists the magnitude of Messier 14 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

9.55
5.73

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Digitized Sky Survey image of Messier 14

The image below is a photograph of Messier 14 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of Messier 14 - Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus star
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DSS2 image of Messier 14 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Messier 14

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of Messier 14 are provided in the following table:

17h 37m 36s
-03° 14’ 44”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of Messier 14 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart Messier 14 - Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus star
Simplified finder chart for Messier 14 - Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus.

Finder chart Messier 14 - Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus star
Simplified finder chart for Messier 14 - Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus.

Rise ans set times of Messier 14 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's Messier 14 - Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.2°
Max altitude: 35.3°
Azimuth: 266.8°