NGC6712 (Globular cluster)

From Cambridge , NGC6712 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:41 (EDT), 30° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:52, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:09, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6712
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Object type
Globular cluster
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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 |
Absolute mag (V): | -6.09 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.