Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:open_cluster
astronomer |
gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:NGC_6218
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gptkbp:angularSize |
16 arcminutes
|
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
6.7
|
gptkbp:bestViewedIn |
June
|
gptkbp:cataloguedIn |
gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue |
gptkbp:declination |
-01° 56′ 54.7″
|
gptkbp:diameter |
37 light-years
|
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Charles_Messier
|
gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1764
|
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
15,700 light-years
|
gptkbp:hasViewOf |
gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Messier 12
|
gptkbp:locatedIn |
constellation Ophiuchus
|
gptkbp:mass |
~160,000 solar masses
|
gptkbp:metallicity |
[Fe/H] = -1.37
|
gptkbp:notableFeature |
relatively loose globular cluster
low concentration of stars |
gptkbp:rightAscension |
16h 47m 14.18s
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:M12
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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