NGC6537 (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 , NGC6537 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:15 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 26° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:13.

Name NGC6537
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
The Red Spider Nebula
NGC 6537[1]
PK 010+00.1[2]
PN-G 010.1+00.7
Position
Right ascension:18h05m [1]
Declination:−19°50' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:11.60 (V) [1]
12.50 (B) [1]
10.55 (J) [1]
10.18 (H) [1]
9.17 (K) [1]
Distance:2.4 kpc
7.8 klyr [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.90
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.30

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