NGC 6445
Planetary nebula in the constellation Sagittarius / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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NGC 6445, also known as the Little Gem Nebula or Box Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by William Herschel on May 28, 1786.[6] The distance of NGC 6445 is estimated to be slightly more than 1,000 parsecs based on the parallax measured by Gaia, which was measured at 0.9740±0.3151 mas.[7]
Quick Facts Emission nebula, Observation data: J2000 epoch ...
Emission nebula | |
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Planetary nebula | |
Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
Right ascension | 17h 49m 15s[1] |
Declination | −20° 00′ 35″ [1] |
Distance | 4.5 Kly (1.38 Kpc)[2] ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.2[3] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 0.53′ × 0.53′[1] |
Constellation | Sagittarius |
Designations | PK 008+03 1, Little Gem Nebula,[1] Box Nebula[4][5] |
See also: Lists of nebulae |
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