openCluster NGC 6712
E463801
OpenCluster 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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 6712 | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NGC object
ⓘ
globular star cluster ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Milky Way tidal field ⓘ |
| age | ~12 billion years ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~7.2 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 8.69 ⓘ |
| approximateHalfLightRadius | a few parsecs ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Galactic globular cluster system ⓘ |
| bestObservedIn | summer months ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterType | low-concentration globular cluster ⓘ |
| concentration | low ⓘ |
| constellation | Scutum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
X-ray sources
ⓘ
blue straggler stars ⓘ millisecond pulsars ⓘ |
| coreCollapseStatus | non–core-collapsed ⓘ |
| declination | -08° 42′ 22″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1784 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~22,500 light-years
ⓘ
~6.9 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| epoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | ~-4.3° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | ~25.35° ⓘ |
| hasRadialDensityProfile | shallow ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interstellarExtinction | significant ⓘ |
| lineOfSight | through dense regions of the Galactic disk ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Milky Way halo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massLossHistory | significant due to tidal stripping ⓘ |
| metallicity[Fe/H] | about -1.0 ⓘ |
| metallicityClass | moderately metal-poor ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| otherDesignation |
C 1851-084
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GCl 110 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 53m 04s ⓘ |
| ShapleySawyerConcentrationClass | IX ⓘ |
| showsMassSegregation | true ⓘ |
| showsTidalDisruption | true ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | old, metal-poor stars ⓘ |
| tidalTailsDetected | true ⓘ |
| visibility | best seen from southern and low-northern latitudes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.