M73

NGC 6994 · Asterism in Aquarius

Magnitude

9.0

Size

2.8′

Best months

Jul, Aug, Sep

Declination

-13°

Four unrelated stars that happen to line up. A curiosity from the Messier list, not an imaging target.

Reachable from mid-northern latitudes (UK, northern US, central Europe) and from the south.

Imaging the asterism

An asterism is a handful of unrelated stars. One sub shows all of it.