NGC6778 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6778 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 49° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:43, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:51, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6778
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h18m [1] |
| Declination: | −01°35' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 12.30 (V) [1] 13.30 (B) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.0 kpc 3.3 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.00 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.30 |
Sources