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[[File:420px-Messier 10 Hubble WikiSky.jpg|thumb| Messier 10]] | |||
Messier 10 or M10 (also designated NGC 6254) is a globular cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of [[Ophiuchus]]. The object was discovered by the French astronomer Charles Messier on May 29, 1764, who cataloged it as number 10 in his catalogue and described it as a "nebula without stars". | Messier 10 or M10 (also designated NGC 6254) is a globular cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of [[Ophiuchus]]. The object was discovered by the French astronomer Charles Messier on May 29, 1764, who cataloged it as number 10 in his catalogue and described it as a "nebula without stars". | ||
The cluster is currently located about 5 kiloparsecs (16 kly) from the Galactic Center.[10] It completes an orbit around the Milky Way galaxy about every 140 million years, during which it crosses the plane of the galactic disk every 53 million years. | The cluster is currently located about 5 kiloparsecs (16 kly) from the Galactic Center.[10] It completes an orbit around the Milky Way galaxy about every 140 million years, during which it crosses the plane of the galactic disk every 53 million years. | ||