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NGC 6712 — Globular Cluster in Scutum

Globular Cluster Good (54/100)
Magnitude 8.2m GlobularCluster Scutum (Sct) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 8.2
Angular Size 5.7′
glob. cl. , pB, vL, irr, vglbM, rrr

Position & Identifiers

RA 18h 53m 06.0s
Dec -08° 41' 60.0"
Constellation Scutum (Sct)
Catalog NGC 6712

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Easy
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season May – Jul (peak: Jun)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 6712 · 5.7′ diameter · N up, E left

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

S Sct
Medium
Semi-regular variable, range 6.6–7.3
Variable Star mag 6.80 1.0° Scutum
M26
NGC 6694
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 8.0 2.0° Scutum
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