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)

Label Occurrences
NGC 6712 canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ