M69 (Globular cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , M69 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 15° above the horizon.

Name M69
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
M69[2]
NGC 6637[3]
Mel 202[4]
Position
Right ascension:18h31m [3]
Declination:-32°20' [3]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:8.30 (V) [4]
9.32 (B) [3]
Distance:9.1 kpc
29.7 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.01
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-6.50

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