The Dandelion Puffball Nebula (NGC6751)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Dandelion Puffball Nebula is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:25 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 35° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:14.
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Name
The Dandelion Puffball Nebula (NGC6751)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h05m [1] |
| Declination: | −05°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 11.90 (V) [1] 12.50 (B) [1] 11.94 (J) [1] 11.75 (H) [1] 10.83 (K) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.4 kpc 4.6 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.60 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.17 |
Sources