Messier 70, also known as M70 or NGC 6681, is a globular cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarius, discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. It lies roughly 29,300 light-years from Earth and gained additional notice after Comet Hale-Bopp was discovered close to it in the sky in 1995.
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Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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1. Wikidata: Messier 70
- Wikidata Q14004, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- wikidata-q14004 Wikidata claim (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)
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Messier 70, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
Messier 70 or M70, also known as NGC 6681, is a globular cluster of stars to be found in the south of Sagittarius.
In Group: Globular Clusters, Lead sentence
Messier 70 or M70, also known as NGC 6681, is a globular cluster of stars to be found in the south of Sagittarius.
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