Globular Cluster · M70

M70 — NGC 6681

M70 is a compact, concentrated globular cluster in Sagittarius, only about 2.9° from M69 in the sky, but the two are not physically associated. Like M30, M70 has undergone core collapse, giving it an extremely dense central region. Historic

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