Messier 68

RA:

12:39:27.98

Dec:

-26:44:38.6

Distance from Sun:

33.6 kly

Distance from Galactic Center:

33.3 kly

Apparent Diameter:

11.0 arc min

Brightness:

7.84 mag vis

Radial Velocity:

-94.7 +/- 0.2 km/s

Diameter:

ly

Abs. Mag:

-7.37 Mag vis

While M68 was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780, due to an error by Admiral Smyth, this discovery is sometimes wrongly credited to Pierre Méchain in modern literature.

• More on M 68 (SEDS Messier Database)
• Catalog of Variable Stars in M68 (Christine Clement)