Messier 69
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messier-69-169-6057149
title:
Messier 69
text:
Messier 69 or M69, also known NGC 6637, and NGC 6634, is a globular cluster in the southern constellation of Sagittarius. It can be found 2.5° to the northeast of the star Epsilon Sagittarii and is dimly visible in 50 mm aperture binoculars. The cluster was discovered by Charles Messier on August 31, 1780, the same night he discovered M70. At the time, he was searching for an object described by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1751–2 and thought he had rediscovered it, but it is unclear if Lacaille
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_69
date created:
2004-09-07T03:16:12Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T07:30:39Z
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13
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