Celestial Objects

Messier 70

Star Clusters

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General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Messier 70." Accessed September 2, 2026. https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/messier-70.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Messier 70. Retrieved September 2, 2026, from https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/messier-70

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-messier-70,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Messier 70},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/messier-70},
  note = {Accessed September 2, 2026}
}

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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