NGC 6712 (also GCL 103) is a magnitude +8.69 globular star cluster located 22,500 light-years away in the constellation Scutum.
The cluster was probably discovered by French astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil on July 9, 1749 when investigating with a small refractor the Milky Way star cloud in Aquila. He described it as a "true nebula," in contrast to the open star cluster M11. The cluster was Independently discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector on the 16th June 1784.
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Right Ascension 18h 53m 04.32s, Declination -08° 42' 21.5"
