M70

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M70 is a globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable as one of the objects in the Messier catalog.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
M 70 2
M70 canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf globular star cluster
angularSize 7.8 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV 8.0
bestViewingMonth August
July
catalog Messier catalog
linked to: Messier catalogue
catalogDesignation M 70
linked to: M70

Messier 70
NGC 6681
constellation Sagittarius
coreCollapseStatus core-collapsed
coreConcentration high
declination −32° 17′ 31″
discoverer Charles Messier
discovererNationality French
discoveryDate 1780
distanceFromEarth 29000 light-years
8.8 kiloparsecs
galacticComponent Galactic bulge
galacticLocation Milky Way
hasAlternateName M 70
Messier 70
NGC 6681
hemisphereVisibility Southern Hemisphere
low southern sky from Northern Hemisphere
locatedIn Milky Way galaxy
linked to: Milky Way

constellation Sagittarius
MessierNumber 70
metallicity [Fe/H] ≈ −1.3
NGCNumber 6681
objectType Class V globular cluster
rightAscension 18h 43m 12s
rightAscensionEpoch J2000
similarObjects M54
M69
visibility best seen with small to medium telescopes

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Messier 70 catalogCode M70
Messier 70 hasAlternativeName M 70
linked to: M70
M70 catalogDesignation M 70
linked to: M70