Name and Catalog

Name: M 13
Catalog: Messier List

Basic Information

Type of object: Globular cluster
Magnitude: 5.9

Position Information

Position information for 01 ene 2003 0:00:00
(Julian day number 2452640.41667)

Apparent RA (epoch of date):	16h 41m 46.8s
Apparent Dec (epoch of date):	+36° 26' 59"
Constellation: Hercules

Star atlas chart numbers:

Herald-Bobroff Astroatlas, Chart C-26
Millennium Star Atlas, Charts 1159-1160 (Vol III)
Sky Atlas 2000.0, Chart 8
Uranometria 2000 Chart 114, Vol 1

Altitude:	-12° 6' 41"
Azimuth:	1° 32' 36"

Rise:		3h 4m 20s  
Transit:	11h 50m 33s
Set:		20h 36m 46s  

Object position for epoch J2000.0

RA: 16h 41m 42.5s
Dec: +36° 27' 27"

Other data for this object

Object: M 13   
Type: Globular cluster 
Constellation: Hercules        
Mag: 5.9