NGC 6578
Planetary nebula in the constellation Sagittarius / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 6578 is a planetary nebula located in Sagittarius. It is magnitude 13.5 with diameter 8 arc seconds. It has a 16th magnitude central star, which is an O-type star with a spectral type of Of.[2] It is seen near the star 16 Sagittarii.
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Emission nebula | |
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Planetary nebula | |
Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
Right ascension | 18h 16m 16.5s[1] |
Declination | −20° 27′ 2.7″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.5 |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 8" |
Constellation | Sagittarius |
Designations | ESO 590- 12[1] |
See also: Lists of nebulae |
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