NGC 6712
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Globular cluster NGC 6712 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | sign |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 18 h 53 m 04.9 s |
| declination | -08 ° 42 ′ 20 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Concentration class | IX |
| Brightness (visual) | 8.1 likes |
| Angular expansion | 9.8 ' |
| Physical data | |
| distance | 26.4 kLj |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | June 16, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6712 • C 1850-087 • GCl 103 • GC 4441 • HI 47 | |
NGC 6712 is the name of a globular cluster in the constellation Shield . NGC 6712 has an apparent magnitude of 8.1 mag and an angular diameter of 9.8 '. The object was discovered on June 16, 1784 by Wilhelm Herschel .