NGC6741 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6741 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:11, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:10, 48° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:11, 48° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6741
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h02m [1] |
| Declination: | −00°26' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 11.50 (V) [1] 10.80 (B) [1] 12.54 (J) [1] 12.48 (H) [1] 11.19 (K) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.1 kpc 6.8 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.70 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.11 |
Sources