NGC 6712

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NGC 6712 is a globular star cluster located in the constellation Scutum, notable for its relatively low concentration and signs of tidal disruption by the Milky Way.

All labels observed (1)

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NGC 6712 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf globular cluster
absoluteMagnitudeV about −7.5
affectedBy Milky Way tidal field
age ~12 billion years
angularSize 7.2 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV 8.69
appearsAs diffuse globular cluster
bestObservationSeason summer
bestSeenFromHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
catalogCode NGC 6712
concentration low
contains X-ray sources
blue straggler stars
variable stars
coreConcentration low
declination −08° 42′ 22″
discoveredBy William Herschel
discoveryDate 1784-06-16
discoveryInstrument reflecting telescope
distanceFromEarth ~22,500 light-years
~6.9 kiloparsecs
equatorialCoordinateEpoch J2000
galacticLatitude −4.3 degrees
galacticLongitude 25.35 degrees
hasColorExcessEBV ~0.45
hasCoreCollapse no
hasTidalTails yes
interstellarExtinction moderate
locatedIn Milky Way
locatedInConstellation Scutum
locatedInRegion inner Milky Way halo
locatedNear Scutum Star Cloud
mass ~10^5 solar masses
memberOf Milky Way globular cluster system
metallicityClass metal-poor
metallicityFeH −1.01
observedIn X-ray wavelengths
optical wavelengths
otherDesignation C 1851-084
GCl 104
partOf New General Catalogue
rightAscension 18h 53m 04.3s
ShapleySawyerConcentrationClass IX
showsEvidenceOf tidal disruption
showsSignOf mass loss
skyLocation near the Scutum–Aquila region
stellarPopulation Population II
visibleWith small telescope

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Scutum contains NGC 6712
subject linked to: Scutum constellation
NGC 6712 catalogCode NGC 6712
subject linked to: globular cluster NGC 6712
NGC 6712 catalogCode NGC 6712