WorldWide Telescope - Object Details: M12

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Object Details

M12; NGC6218

Constellation Name:	Ophiuchus
Object Type:	Globular Cluster
Visual Magnitude:	6.6
RA:	16h48m00s
Dec:	-01 : 56 : 52
ImageTaxonomyHierarchy:	Star\[Grouping]\Cluster\Globular
Bii:	26.3201
Lii:	15.7086
MajorDimension_ArcMin:	14
MinorDimension_ArcMin:	14

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