M70 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , M70 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 16° above the horizon.
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Name
M70
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Object type
Globular cluster
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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 |
Sources