Globular cluster · Capricornus

Messier 30

M30 · NGC 7099

Above the horizon after darkHighest after dark 21:38 · south · 15°

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Where is Messier 30?

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Look south, about 15° up at 21:38 in Capricornus.

From London tonight, Messier 30 is above the horizon after dark. It’s highest after dark at 21:38, in the south at 15°.

At magnitude 7.1, with its light spread out, it needs binoculars and a dark sky.

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

Not visible

Too faint to see by eye.

A small, fuzzy ball of light.

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.

Messier 30 (M30) is a globular cluster in Capricornus, with a total brightness of magnitude 7.1 and an apparent size of 9.0′.

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