Messier 12

Globular Cluster M 12 (NGC 6218), class IX, in Ophiuchus

[M 12 image]

RA:
16:47:14.18
Dec:
-01:56:54.7
Distance from Sun:
15.6 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
14.7 kly
Apparent Diameter:
16.0 arc min
Brightness:
6.70 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
-41.4 +/- 0.2 km/s
Diameter:
67 ly
Abs. Mag:
-7.31 Mag vis
Discovered by Charles Messier on May 30, 1764.


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