NGC6153 (Planetary nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC6153 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 8° above the horizon.

Name NGC6153
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
NGC 6153[1]
PK 341+05.1[2]
PN-G 341.8+05.4
Position
Right ascension:16h31m [1]
Declination:−40°15' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:10.90 (V) [1]
11.50 (B) [1]
9.94 (J) [1]
9.93 (H) [1]
9.06 (K) [1]
Distance:1.8 kpc
5.9 klyr [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.60
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.38

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