NGC6712 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6712 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:11, 40° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 27° 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