M69
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M69 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Sagittarius and listed in Charles Messier’s catalog of deep-sky objects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M69 canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | globular star cluster ⓘ |
| age | about 12 billion years ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 9.8 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 7.7 ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalog |
Messier catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestObservedIn | July ⓘ |
| bestSeenFromHemisphere | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
GCl 95
ⓘ
Messier 69 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6637 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | old stars ⓘ |
| coreConcentration | high ⓘ |
| coreRadius | about 0.5 arcminutes ⓘ |
| declination | −32° 21′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | August 31, 1780 ⓘ |
| discoveryInstrument | refracting telescope ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | about 29,000 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromGalacticCenter | about 6,500 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticEnvironment | inner Milky Way ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | low ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | Population II ⓘ |
| halfLightRadius | about 1.7 arcminutes ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
M 69
ⓘ
Messier 69 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHigh | interstellar extinction ⓘ |
| is | dense globular cluster ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Sagittarius constellation region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galactic bulge region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Sagittarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | M70 ⓘ |
| metallicity | relatively high ⓘ |
| metallicityFeH | about −0.6 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedInWavelength |
infrared
ⓘ
optical ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 31m ⓘ |
| ShapleySawyerConcentrationClass | V ⓘ |
| visibilityToNakedEye | not visible ⓘ |
| visibleWith | small telescope ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.