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M 12

Globular cluster · Ophiuchus

M 12

Also known as NGC 6218

Messier 12

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Type: Globular cluster
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Position (J2000): 16h 47m 15s · −1° 56′ 52″
Discovered: by Charles Messier in 1764

Pictures: 0
Magnitude: 6.07; visual
Size: 11.1′
Distance: ~16,000 ly
Best months: May–Jul

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.

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