M92 (NGC 6341)
Also known as M92 · M 92 · NGC 6341
M92 (NGC 6341) is a globular star cluster in the constellation Hercules, about 26,420 light-years from Earth.
Facts
| Type | Globular star cluster |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Position (J2000) | 17h 17m 07s, +43° 08′ |
| Distance | 26,420 light-years (its light set off about 26,420 years ago) |
| Brightness | magnitude 6.52 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 11.2′ × 11.2′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | No filter (It shines in starlight of every colour, so a nebula filter would only dim it; a dark sky helps more.) |
| Studied in | 2,261 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
M92 (NGC 6341) is highest in the sky at midnight in June. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 67° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 83°. To see it you need binoculars.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
More in Hercules
- Great Hercules Cluster (M13)
- Hercules A
- Hercules Cluster
- Hercules X-1
- Kornephoros
- Markarian 501
- Rasalgethi
- Sarin
Everything in Hercules · All 88 constellations · All sky objects
Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits