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Messier 73 - Other Classification in Aquarius

Above the horizon.  Rise: 22:54 | Tran: 3:57 | Set: 8:57
Alt: 13.48°   Az: 127.85°   Direction: South-East

Messier 73 is a Other Classification in the Aquarius constellation. Messier 73 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. Given its visual magnitude of 8.9, Messier 73 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 60-70mm aperture or a small telescope.

The image below is a photograph of Messier 73 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of Messier 73 - Other Classification in Aquarius star
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DSS2 image of Messier 73 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 00m 19s
-12° 32’ 07”
20h 32m 31s
17h 32m 51s

J2000

20h 58m 55s
-12° 38’ 08”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of Messier 73 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for Messier 73 - Other Classification in Aquarius.

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Finder chart for Messier 73 - Other Classification in Aquarius.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of Messier 73 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).

8.9

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

Rise and Set Times

Location: Paris (FR)
Latitude: 48° 51’ 12” N
Longitude: 2° 20’ 55” E
Timezone: Europe/Paris

Today's Messier 73 - Other Classification in Aquarius rise, transit and set times from Paris (FR) are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Paris):

Azimuth: 102.5°
Max altitude: 28.6°
Azimuth: 257.5°