Messier 12
Globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus
Also known as M12
- Instance of
- Part of
Overview
All data
41 statements · 90% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Catalog code
- M 12 catalog: Messier object
1
- NGC 6218 catalog: New General Catalogue
1
- GCl 46 catalog: Catalogue of star clusters and associations + supplements
1
- Melotte 151 catalog: Melotte Catalogue
- C 1644-018 catalog: Caldwell catalogue
1
- [KPS2012] MWSC 2464 catalog: Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. III. 139 new open clusters at high Galactic latitudes
1
- M 12 catalog: Messier object
- Discovered
- May 30, 1764
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- May 30, 1764
- Distance from Earth
- 0.005 Mpc
- Radius
- 38 ly
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- 38 ly
- Radial velocity
- -41.4 kilometre per second
- -43.5 kilometre per second
- Absolute magnitude
- -7.31
- Right ascension
- 251.8091 degree
- Declination
- -1.9485 degree
- Right ascension component of proper motion
- -0.29 milliarcsecond per year
- Declination component of proper motion
- -10.61 milliarcsecond per year
On other databases
3 identifiers linking Messier 12 across the web's reference databases