M9

This image of M9 is a single 2 minute exposure taken on June 4th, 1998 with my Meade LX200 10" F/6.3 telescope with a SBIG ST-8 and the new AO-7 Adaptive Optics.
RA (2000)
17:19.2
DEC (2000)
-18:31
Magnitude
7.9
Size
9.3 arc min
Constellation
Ophiucus
Other Name
NGC 6333
Distance
~ 25,800 Light Years
Object Type
GLobular Cluster type 8

Back to Home Page