NGC6712 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6712 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:59 (PDT), 37° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:04, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:48, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6712
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h53m [2] |
| Declination: | −08°42' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| Magnitude: | 8.10 (V) [3] 9.85 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 6.9 kpc 22.5 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.16 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.09 |
Sources