Messier 12

Summary

Messier 12 is a globular cluster^[1]. It draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #23 of 58).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier 12 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].
• Messier 12's image is recorded as M12 Hubble.jpg^[4].
• Messier 12's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].
• Messier 12's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus^[6].
• Messier 12's spectral class is recorded as IX^[7].
• Messier 12's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].
• Messier 12's Commons category is recorded as Messier 12^[9].
• Messier 12's catalog code is recorded as M 12^[10].
• Messier 12's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6218^[11].
• Messier 12's catalog code is recorded as GCl 46^[12].
• Messier 12's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 151^[13].
• Messier 12's catalog code is recorded as C 1644-018^[14].
• Messier 12's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2464^[15].
• Messier 12's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1764-05-30T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Messier 12's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03s1kd^[17].
• Messier 12's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Messier 12^[18].
• Messier 12's Commons gallery is recorded as Messier 12^[19].
• Messier 12's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.07'}^[20].
• Messier 12's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.52'}^[21].
• Messier 12's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.26'}^[22].
• Messier 12's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.691'}^[23].
• Messier 12's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.653'}^[24].
• Messier 12's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '-7.31'}^[25].
• Messier 12's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+38'}^[26].
• Messier 12's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '-41.4'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Messier 12's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[8].

Designation and Status

Messier 12's instance of is recorded as globular cluster^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 12^[10], NGC 6218^[11], GCl 46^[12], Melotte 151^[13], C 1644-018^[14], and [KPS2012] MWSC 2464^[15].

Why It Matters

Messier 12 draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (globular_cluster category, ranking #23 of 58).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]