Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
globular cluster
|
| gptkbp:age |
approximately 13 billion years
|
| gptkbp:colors |
yellowish
|
| gptkbp:contains |
hundreds of thousands of stars
|
| gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 75 light-years
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Charles_Messier
|
| gptkbp:exhibits |
Messier catalog
|
| gptkbp:firstFlight |
approximately 4.5 light-years
|
| gptkbp:firstIntroduced |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
|
| gptkbp:geographicalFeature |
l = 6.5°, b = -24.0°
|
| gptkbp:hasCharacter |
approximately 2.5 light-years
|
| gptkbp:hasCitations |
yes
|
| gptkbp:hasColor |
yes
|
| gptkbp:hasRecognition |
9.2
|
| gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent |
yes
|
| gptkbp:hasTouristAttraction |
type II
|
| gptkbp:hasVariants |
-1° 57' 00"
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Messier 12
|
| gptkbp:isAccessibleBy |
gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
small telescopes |
| gptkbp:isAssociatedWith |
dark matter
|
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
one of the brighter globular clusters
|
| gptkbp:isKnownFor |
its compactness
|
| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
right ascension 16h 47m 14s, declination -1° 57' 00"
|
| gptkbp:isLocatedNear |
Messier 10
the_Galactic_Center |
| gptkbp:isNotableFor |
high stellar density
|
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
gptkb:Galactic_Halo
gptkb:Milky_Way's_globular_cluster_system Milky Way Galaxy the_Local_Group Milky_Way_globular_clusters the_Milky_Way's_halo_population |
| gptkbp:isServedBy |
optical wavelengths
ground-based telescopes |
| gptkbp:isStudiedIn |
stellar dynamics
star formation history stellar population analysis dynamics of globular clusters |
| gptkbp:isTrainedIn |
amateur astronomers
|
| gptkbp:isUsedIn |
stellar evolution studies
astrophysical research |
| gptkbp:isUtilizedIn |
gptkb:Messier_list
binoculars dark skies |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
16h 47m 14s
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 23,000 light-years
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
constellation_Ophiuchus
|
| gptkbp:naturalResources |
-0.8 dex
|
| gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs |
NGC 6218
|
| gptkbp:releaseYear |
1764
|
| gptkbp:resolution |
high
|
| gptkbp:type |
Population II star cluster
|
| gptkbp:visitedBy |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
|