M70

E504052
globular star cluster

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

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
M 70 1

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf globular star cluster ⓘ
angularSize 7.8 arcminutes ⓘ
apparentMagnitudeV 8.0 ⓘ
bestViewingMonth August ⓘ
July ⓘ
catalog Messier catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ
catalogDesignation M 70 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Messier 70 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC 6681 NERFINISHED ⓘ
constellation Sagittarius NERFINISHED ⓘ
coreCollapseStatus core-collapsed ⓘ
coreConcentration high ⓘ
declination −32° 17′ 31″ ⓘ
discoverer Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ
discovererNationality French ⓘ
discoveryDate 1780 ⓘ
distanceFromEarth 29000 light-years ⓘ
8.8 kiloparsecs ⓘ
galacticComponent Galactic bulge ⓘ
galacticLocation Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternateName M 70 ⓘ
Messier 70 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC 6681 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hemisphereVisibility Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
low southern sky from Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
locatedIn Milky Way galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Messier 70 → catalogCode → M70 ⓘ
Messier 70 → hasAlternativeName → M70 ⓘ
this entity surface form: M 70