 M62, is another of our globulars located outside Scorpius. It's 1° east northeast of RR Scorpii, just over the border in Ophiuchus. You can spot it almost right away in both binoculars as a little cottony fuzzball. It's just south of a pair of 8th-magnitude stars, with which it can be confused to be paired with at first glance. |
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M NGC Con RA Dec Mag Size (min) Typ Distance Common Name --- ---- --- ------- ------ ---- ---------- --- -------- ------------- 62 6266 Oph 17 01.2 -30 07 8.0 14.1 GCl 26 |
| RR Scorpii, is farther afield to the southeast. RR Scorpii is a red, Mira-type variable which usually ranges from magnitude 6 to 12 in a period of nine months, so consult your handbook or periodical for it's maximum so you can watch it swelling into view this summer. |