NGC6337 (Planetary nebula)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC6337 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 9° above the horizon.

Name NGC6337
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
The Cheerio Nebula
NGC 6337[1]
PK 349-01.1[2]
PN-G 349.3-01.1
Position
Right ascension:17h22m [1]
Declination:-38°29' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:12.30 (V) [1]
11.90 (B) [1]
B-V Color (mag):-0.40

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