M15 (NGC 7078)
Constellation: Peg
Object Type: Globular Cluster
RA: 21h 29m 58s
Dec: +12° 10' 3"
Magnitude: 6.2
Recommended minimum aperture: 50mm
Charts for 50mm Binocular (5° aperture circle). Click on a chart to print it.
Location:
M15 is a little over 4° to the NW of the 2nd magnitude ε Pegasi (Enif)
What You Should See:
Although M15 is small, with about half the apparent size of the better-known M13, it is very bright and for this reason is one of the better globular clusters for small binoculars. Whilst you are observing in that region, go back to ε Peg, which is a binocular double; the 8.6th magnitude secondary is 2.4 arcmin from the yellowish primary, in the direction of M15.
