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