globular cluster NGC 6712
E481662
Globular cluster NGC 6712 is a relatively loose, heavily reddened globular star cluster in the Milky Way, notable for its interaction with the Galactic disk and significant tidal stripping.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 6712 | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
globular cluster ⓘ |
| age | ~12 billion years ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~7.2 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~8.1 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Galactic halo ⓘ |
| bestObservedIn | summer months ⓘ |
| catalogCode | NGC 6712 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterType | Galactic globular cluster ⓘ |
| colorExcess | heavily reddened ⓘ |
| concentration | relatively loose ⓘ |
| contains |
X-ray sources
ⓘ
blue straggler stars ⓘ variable stars ⓘ |
| declination | −08° 42′ 22″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1784 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | optical telescope observation ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~22,500 light-years
ⓘ
~6.9 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| dynamicalStatus | strongly tidally disturbed ⓘ |
| foregroundEffect | strong interstellar extinction ⓘ |
| galacticComponent | inner halo ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | −4.3° ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
constellation Scutum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | low metallicity ⓘ |
| metallicityFeH | about −1.0 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interaction with Galactic disk
ⓘ
significant tidal stripping ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Hubble Space Telescope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ground-based observatories ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| orbits | Milky Way center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherDesignation |
C 1851-084
ⓘ
GCl 110 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reddeningEBV | ~0.45 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 53m 04s ⓘ |
| showsFeature |
depleted low-mass stars
ⓘ
evidence of mass loss ⓘ |
| skyLocation | near the Scutum Star Cloud ⓘ |
| stellarDensity | moderate central concentration ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | old stars ⓘ |
| structuralConcentrationClass | IX ⓘ |
| tidalInteractionWith | Milky Way disk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibility | best seen from southern hemisphere ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Scutum