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Observations of M12

Other names NGC 6218
Mel 151

Object type Globular cluster

RA 16h47m

Declination 01°56' S

Constellation Ophiuchus

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2 
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Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon...
Mike Greenhill-Hooper
Obs 2025 Nov 03 – 18:30 UTC
Upload 2025 Nov 07 – 12:49 UTC

3 
0 
NGC 6218 (Bennett 80)
Ivan Walton
Obs 2025 Sep 05 – 00:21 UTC
Upload 2025 Sep 19 – 11:36 UTC

3 
0 
M12
John Taylor
Obs 2025 Jul 31 – 01:05 UTC
Upload 2025 Aug 12 – 22:27 UTC

4 
0 
Messier 12
Jonathon Elliott
Obs 2025 Jul 13 – 00:30 UTC
Upload 2025 Jul 13 – 10:01 UTC

3 
0 
Messier M12 Snowball ...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2025 May 19 – 23:19 UTC
Upload 2025 Jun 07 – 11:21 UTC

4 
0 
A cluster of clusters
Peter Tickner
Obs 2025 May 05
Upload 2025 May 05 – 22:10 UTC

1 
0 
NGC6218 M12 Globular C...
Nicholas Freeman
Obs 2024 Jun 01 – 05:08 UTC
Upload 2024 Jun 01 – 21:09 UTC

2 
0 
Messier 12
Paul Downing
Obs 2020 Jul 17 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Mar 12 – 16:46 UTC

1 
0 
M12 Globular Cluster i...
Alan Thomas
Obs 2022 Feb 11 – 05:18 UTC
Upload 2022 Feb 11 – 08:44 UTC

4 
0 
Messier 12
Paul Downing
Obs 2020 Jul 19 – 13:09 UTC
Upload 2020 Jul 19 – 13:10 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 12
Paul Downing
Obs 2020 Jul 18 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jul 19 – 13:04 UTC

6 
0 
M12 (sketch)
Miguel Araújo
Obs 2020 Jun 17 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2020 Jun 21 – 16:30 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 12
Geof Lewis
Obs 2019 May 15 – 01:33 UTC
Upload 2019 May 19 – 19:05 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 12
Geof Lewis
Obs 2019 May 15 – 01:33 UTC
Upload 2019 May 19 – 19:05 UTC

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M12 Globular Cluster (...
Geof Lewis
Obs 2019 May 15 – 01:33 UTC
Upload 2019 May 19 – 14:24 UTC
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