Messier Index/M70

Messier 70
M70 from w:Hubble Space Telescope; 3.32′ view Credit: w:NASA/w:STScI/w:WikiSky
Observation data (w:J2000 epoch)
Class	V
Constellation	Sagittarius
Right ascension	18h 43m 12.64s[1]
Declination	-32° 17′ 30.8″[1]
Distance	29.3 kly[citation needed] (9 kpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	+9.06[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	8′.0
Physical characteristics
Mass	kg ( M${\displaystyle {\odot }}$)
Radius	34 ly[2]
Other designations	M70, NGC 6681, GCl 101[1]
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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.

• Messier 70, SEDS Messier pages
• Messier 70, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page