Messier 70

GPTKB entity

Properties (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf globular cluster
gptkbp:age approximately 13 billion years
gptkbp:area part of the Milky Way galaxy
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Sagittarius_Dwarf_Spheroidal_Galaxy
gptkbp:colors yellowish-white
gptkbp:contains millions of stars
gptkbp:coordinates RA 18h 43m 38s, Dec -30° 42′ 30″
gptkbp:diameter approximately 60 light years
gptkbp:established gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:exhibits Messier catalog
gptkbp:firstIntroduced in 1994
gptkbp:hasRecognition 9.5
gptkbp:hasVariants -30° 42′ 30″
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 70
gptkbp:legalStatus 18h 43m 38.0s
gptkbp:length approximately 29,000 light years
gptkbp:lighting high surface brightness
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Sagittarius_constellation
gptkbp:naturalResources [Fe/H] = -1.5
gptkbp:notableFeature contains variable stars
gptkbp:officialResidence crowded field of stars
gptkbp:photography standard candle
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Messier_54
gptkbp:releaseYear 1780
gptkbp:scope NGC 6681
gptkbp:type Type II globular cluster
varies among stars
gptkbp:visibility small telescopes
gptkbp:vision old stars
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:weight approximately 100,000 solar masses