Messier 69

Globular Cluster M 69 (NGC 6637), class V, in Sagittarius

[M 69 image]

RA:
18:31:23.10
Dec:
-32:20:53.1
Distance from Sun:
28.7 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
5.5 kly
Apparent Diameter:
9.8 arc min
Brightness:
7.64 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
+39.9 +/- 2.8 km/s
Diameter:
ly
Abs. Mag:
-7.64 Mag vis
Discovered by Charles Messier on August 31, 1780.


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