M80 · globular cluster
Messier 80
Messier 80 is a globular cluster located approximately 32,600 light-years (10,000 pc) from Earth in the constellation Scorpius.
RA16h 17m 02sDec−22° 58' 33"
Image: NASA, The Hubble Heritage Team, STScI, AURA. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- M80
- All designations
- M80 · NGC 6093
- Object type
- Globular Cluster
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Best viewing
- Summer
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 16h 17m 02s
- Declination (J2000)
- −22° 58' 33"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
Visibility tonight
The science
Messier 80 is a globular cluster located approximately 32,600 light-years (10,000 pc) from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. Discovered by Charles Messier in 1781, it is one of the densest globular clusters in the Milky Way, containing several hundred thousand stars within a spatial diameter of about 95 light-years.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via designation — fell back to an alternate catalog designation.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used