Name and Catalog

Name: M 2
Catalog: Messier List

Basic Information

Type of object: Globular cluster
Magnitude: 6.5

Position Information

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

Apparent RA (epoch of date):	21h 33m 35.9s
Apparent Dec (epoch of date):	-0° 48' 48"
Constellation: Aquarius

Star atlas chart numbers:

Herald-Bobroff Astroatlas, Chart C-41
Millennium Star Atlas, Charts 1285-1286 (Vol III)
Sky Atlas 2000.0, Chart 17
Uranometria 2000 Chart 255, Vol 1 and 2

Altitude:	-14° 37' 38"
Azimuth:	282° 9' 46"

Rise:		10h 42m 24s  
Transit:		16h 41m 34s
Set:		22h 40m 44s  

Object position for epoch J2000.0

RA: 21h 33m 28.6s
Dec: -00° 49' 28"

Other data for this object

Object: M 2    
Type: Globular cluster 
Constellation: Aquarius        
Mag: 6.5