Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:age |
10 billion years
approximately 12 billion years |
| gptkbp:apparent_magnitude |
10.5
approximately 10.5 |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
|
| gptkbp:contains |
red giant stars
blue straggler stars |
| gptkbp:contains_star |
gptkb:RR_Lyrae_stars
gptkb:Cepheid_variables including RR Lyrae stars within its vicinity |
| gptkbp:declination |
-06° 45' 00"
+06° 43′ 00″ |
| gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 100 light years
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:Hugh_Alexander
gptkb:William_Herschel |
| gptkbp:discovery_year |
1784
1786 |
| gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
approximately 20,000 light years
|
| gptkbp:exhibition |
gptkb:the_New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue the Index Catalogue |
| gptkbp:has |
high concentration of stars
|
| gptkbp:has_color |
B-V = 0.85
V-I = 1.25 |
| gptkbp:has_radius |
approximately 30 light years
approximately 1.5 arcminutes approximately 3.5 arcminutes |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
NGC 6712
|
| gptkbp:image |
Hubble Space Telescope image available
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
the Galactic bulge
|
| gptkbp:is_located_near |
Galactic center
the Galactic Center |
| gptkbp:is_notable_for |
its historical significance in astronomy
its dense core its high concentration of stars its population of variable stars its role in understanding globular clusters |
| gptkbp:is_noted_for |
its dense core
its rich population of stars its high metallicity its contribution to the study of stellar populations its interesting stellar population dynamics its potential for future astronomical observations its role in understanding galaxy formation its potential for studying globular cluster formation |
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Milky_Way_globular_cluster_system
gptkb:NGC_6712_group gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy Milky Way halo the Milky Way halo the list of Messier objects |
| gptkbp:is_studied_for |
chemical composition
stellar interactions stellar population analysis dynamics of globular clusters |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
stellar evolution research
stellar dynamics stellar evolution |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
studies of dark matter
|
| gptkbp:is_visible_from |
gptkb:Earth
northern hemisphere with binoculars |
| gptkbp:lighting |
approximately 14.5 mag/arcmin²
|
| gptkbp:located_in |
constellation Scutum
|
| gptkbp:mass |
approximately 100,000 solar masses
|
| gptkbp:metallicity |
[ Fe/ H] = -0.76
|
| gptkbp:population_density |
high star density
|
| gptkbp:previous_name |
C 1850-065
|
| gptkbp:right_ascension |
18h 53m 36s
18h 53m 36.0s |
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:Population_II_star_cluster
metal-rich globular cluster |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Aquila_Nebula
gptkb:Sagittarius_Dwarf_Spheroidal_Galaxy gptkb:Scutum_constellation gptkb:Scutum |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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