NGC6537 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6537 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:12, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:22, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6537
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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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 |
Sources