Messier Index/M70

Messier 70 280px M70 from w:Hubble Space Telescope; 3.32′ view w:NASA/w:STScI/w:WikiSky w:J2000 V Sagittarius 18 43 12.64SIMBAD Astronomical Database Results for NGC 6681 http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/Simbad 2006-11-17 -32 17 30.8 29.3 klyFebruary 2007 9 kpc +9.06 8′.0 34 lydistance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 34 ly. radius M70, NGC 6681, GCl 101 Messier 70 Messier 70 (also known as M70 or NGC 6681) is a w:globular cluster in the w:constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by w:Charles Messier in w:1780. M70 is at a distance of about 29,300 w:light years away from w:Earth and close to the w:Galactic Center. It is roughly the same size and w:luminosity as its neighbour in space, w:Globular Cluster M69. Only 2 w:variable stars are known within this cluster. External links Messier 70, SEDS Messier pages Messier 70, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page References