Globular cluster · Ophiuchus

Messier 107

M107 · NGC 6171

Low after darkLow · southwest · 9° at 20:20

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Where is Messier 107?

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Low in the southwest, at most 9° up around 20:20 in Ophiuchus.

Rises: 11:38
Highest: 16:37
Sets: 21:32
Best after dark: 20:20 · 9°

Can I see Messier 107 tonight?

From London tonight, Messier 107 stays low while the sky is dark: at best 9° above the southwest horizon around 20:20. You’ll need a clear, flat view in that direction.

At magnitude 8.8, with its light spread out, it needs a telescope and a dark sky.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

What does Messier 107 look like?

Eyes

Not visible

Too faint to see by eye.

Binoculars

A small, fuzzy ball of light.

Telescope

The edges break up into stars at medium magnification in larger telescopes.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

About Messier 107

Messier 107 (M107) is a globular cluster in Ophiuchus, with a total brightness of magnitude 8.8 and an apparent size of 7.8′.

Nearby in the sky

Its constellationOphiuchus Another globular clusterHercules Cluster Another globular clusterM22 9° awayAcrab 10° awaySabik GuideBinoculars or telescope: what to start with

Sources: OpenNGC (CC BY-SA 4.0); star chart: Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences