M70 (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 , M70 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 15° above the horizon.

Name M70
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
M70[2]
NGC 6681[3]
Mel 211[4]
Position
Right ascension:18h43m [3]
Declination:−32°17' [3]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:7.80 (V) [4]
9.76 (B) [3]
Distance:9.0 kpc
29.3 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.70
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-6.97

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